In courts today: Sh40m graft case against Gakuya to be mentioned today

Wheels of Justice: Court cases lined up for the day

In Summary
  • The case was adjourned following the transfer of the trial magistrate Elizabeth Juma to Nakuru courts.
  • The case was allocated before another trial court for further directions today.

The Sh40 million raft case against Embakasi North MP James Gakuya will be mentioned today.

The case was adjourned following the transfer of the trial magistrate Elizabeth Juma to Nakuru courts.

The case was allocated before another trial court for further directions today.

Gakuya was charged in 2018 with four counts of conflict of interest for allegedly awarding tenders for road construction to companies linked to him.

Gakuya is charged alongside Cleophas Omariba Oyaro (district accountant), Ms Leah Waithera Guchu (fund account manager) and Constituency Development Fund (CDF) chairman Richard Mwangi Chuchu.

It is alleged that Gakuya and his co-accused misappropriated the CDF funds in the award of tenders for the construction of the roads.

Gakuya and the CDF officials are facing charges of fraudulent acquisition of public property, conflict of interest, conspiracy to defraud and willful failure to adhere to procurement and disposal laws

The prosecution says investigations by EACC established an irregular award of contracts, where the companies associated with Gakuya were awarded tenders worth Sh40 million and paid through bank accounts to which the MP was a signatory.

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