Seven Parliamentary staff Obudo Samuel, Mary Gathigia, Keith Musyoki, Aloys Nyambariga, David Mulinge, George Omondi and Benjamin Njagi appeared before Chief Magistrate Daniel Ogembo before a Nairobi court on Tuesday November 10, 2015 at Milimani law courts.
BY SAM ALFAN.
The case against former Senior Parliament official’s accused of fraud is now set to begin in March 30.
Milimani Chief Magistrate Daniel Ogembo allocated the date and urged both prosecution and defence to prepare for trial.
They were charged with conspiring to steal sh 70.6 million from the Parliament.
Obudo Samuel, Mary Gathigia, Keith Musyoki, Aloys Nyambariga, David Mulinge, George Omondi and Benjamin Njagi appeared before Chief Magistrate Daniel Ogembo and denied the charges.
The court heard that they allegedly conspired to steal on diverse dates between July 2013 and June 2015.
Mary Gathigia, Keith Musyoki and Aloys Nyambariga faced other counts of Abuse of Office and making a document without authority.
The court heard that on January 2014 to June 2015 at parliament building in Nairobi being persons employed in the public service as Deputy Director Finance and Accounts ,Principal Procurement Officer and Procurement Assistant respectively, they arbitrarily directed the procurement of assorted printing tonners all valued at sh 70.6 million.
On the last count, Otieno, Kithua, Arun and Kagutu were accused that on similar dates, being persons employed in the public service as director finance and accounting, principal finance officer, deputy director internal audit and accountant (III) respectively, they arbitrarily directed the payment of assorted printing toners all valued at Sh70,624,900.
The accused faced several other counts of abuse of office. They denied the charges before Chief Magistrate Daniel Ogembo and were released on a Sh1 million bond and one surety of similar amount or a cash bail of Sh300, 000.
The defence through lawyer James Ochieng Oduol applied for favorable bond terms on the grounds that the accused are Kenyan citizens and are not fright risk.
Earlier five of the accused person appeared before aNairobi court and were released on a Cash bail of Sh 300,000 with a surety of Sh 1 million.
