The anti-corruption Court in Nairobi will today issue directions in a case where former Governor Evans Kidero is charged alongside 12 others with conspiracy to commit an offence of corruption.
Prosecutors say the Sh58 million in question was paid to the law firm on January 7, 2014, despite not having rendered any services to City Hall.
Kidero was charged in the case on April 29, 2019, alongside 15 others.
"Jointly with others, they were charged with conspiracy to commit an offence of corruption contrary to section 47A (3) as read with section 48 of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act (ACECA)," the court papers show.
Three of the accused who served as accountants at City Hall have since had the charges against them dropped.
The three were Manasseh Karanja (deputy director of Internal Audit), Peterson Njeru and Charity Ndiritu, both accountants.
Anti-corruption court magistrate Celessa Okore is expected to give directions on how the hearing will proceed.
The development comes after Kidero lost a bid to stop the prosecution.
