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A member of Kiambu County Assembly has been grilled by police over alleged forgery and fraud involving more than Sh30 million.
Ndarugu ward MCA Simon Komu was grilled by DCI officers at the Central Police station after his wife complained he forged her signature and swore a fake affidavit to transfer cash and shares they jointly had.
Komu was grilled on November 24 for five hours during which he said he did not know how the signatures were appended on the papers he presented to banks and registrar of companies.
Central Head of CID Hussein Bakari said a complaint had been lodged with them, saying the MCA allegedly forged documents to fraudulently get money and shares of a company valued at more than Sh30 million.
“The probe is ongoing and once we are through we will take necessary action on those involved,” said Bakari. The complaint was made on OB number 119/11/015 by the wife Joyce Wanjiku.
“Using the forged documents, he has renewed contracts with major companies. This should be reversed,” said Wanjiku.
According to Wanjiku, the MCA transferred her shares at the Fort Credit Limited to his sister Margaret Komu. Already, the Registrar of Companies has confirmed there was fraudulent change of shareholding and directorship at the Fort Credit Limited.
In a letter to Komu dated November 24, the Registrar of Companies said he filed a forged affidavit in support of her resignation and fake transfer of share certificate.
“Due to the above anomaly, the CR12 dated November 12, 2015 reflecting the directors and shareholders as Simon Kimani Komu and Margaret Nduta Komu is suspended,” said the letter from the Registrar.
The Registrar gave him seven days to show cause why the CR issued should not be cancelled and the shareholding reverted to him and Wanjiku, which was the position before he filed the fraudulent documents.
Fort Credit is involved in provision of credit to the public in Kiambu County. Wanjiku had also complained to Cooperative Bank that her husband forged her signature to withdraw Sh320,000.
The bank is also investigating the matter. “I did not sign the cheque and hence the signature used was not my signature. I hereby request that the bank may assist me recover the money and take necessary steps,” she said in a letter to the bank. Yesterday,
