COURT FREEZES ACCOUNTS OF COMPANIES WHICH CONSPIRED TO DEFRAUD COUNTY GOVERNMENT 83 MILLION.

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Nairobi County staff Stephen Mwina Mutua, Chief finance officer, his Deputy Johnson Akongo Abwori and David Kimburi Wambugu being investigated over conspiracy to defraud Nairobi County millions.

BY NT CORRESPONDENT.

A Nairobi court has freezed bank accounts belonging to four companies alleged to have conspired to defraud the city hall of Sh 83 million.

Milimani duty magistrate peter Ooko allowed the police application to have the counts frozen pending investigations.

The counts that the court allowed to frozen belonging to Waylin General Merchants, Fidelity Telecom Services, Rayfa Construction Services and Mully Office Equipment.

In an application filed court by Police, they said that on February 25, 2019 Sh83 million was stolen from City Hall accounts.

The application said the police were investigating alleged conspiracy defraud and stealing and sought to freeze the said account s of the four companies pending the probe.

However the court allowed the police to investigate the accounts by obtaining bank statements from October 1, 2018 and February 25, 2019 and account opening documents.

Meanwhile, in the same court the magistrate rejected an application by the state to detain three senior City Hall officials over alleged theft of Sh7.3 million.

Principal magistrate Peter Ooko instead, freed Stephen Mwina Mutua, Chief finance officer, his Deputy Johnson Akongo Abwori and David Kimburi Wambugu an accountant on cash bail of Sh200,000 each pending investigations.

The police wanted the three detained for five days, pending completion of investigations. But the court ruled that the prosecution had failed to table enough reasons, to be allowed the five days.

However, Ooko further directed the three to report to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations city hall daily, as the probe goes on.

Investigating officer corporal Wilson Mwita informed the court that said he is undertaking investigations relation to offence of conspiracy to defraud.

The suspects were arrested on February 25, 2019 and taken to Central Police station.

The police suspect that they conspired with the directors of M/s Nunguni General Suppliers to defraud Nairobi city government of Sh7,396,552.

The Prosecution informed the court that investigations in the matter are yet to be completed and the investigating officer intends to prefer charges against the three depending on the outcome of the probe.

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