Three Nairobi County employees, who allegedly conspired to defraud over Sh 7 million have been ordered by the court to be reporting at Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) City Hall for 5 days.
Chief Finance Officer of the County Stephen Mwina Mutua, Accountant David Kimburi Wambugu and Deputy Chief Finance Officer Johnson Akongo Abwori have been arraigned before the court.
Appearing before Senior Principal Magistrate Peter Ooko, the three were also ordered to deposit a cash bail of Sh200,000 each.
“The suspects should deposit a cash bail Sh 200,000 to court as a security and be brought back on March 5, 2019,” said Ooko.
The court heard that the three were arrested on February 26, 2019 and the police needed to have them detained for five days to complete investigations.
The suspects pleaded with the court to release them on favorable bond terms or bail claiming that there are no compelling reasons to detain them for five days.
In an affidavit sworn by Wilson Mwita, they were arrested on February 26, 2019 and booked at Central Police Station at 00:38 AM for the offence of conspiracy to defraud contrary to the law.
“The respondents conspired with directors of M/S Nunguni General Suppliers to defraud Nairobi County Government Sh7,396,552,” said Mwita.
Mwita said that the investigations are ongoing and more charges will be preferred against them.
“More time is required to enable the applicant record statements of the prosecution witnesses,” said Mwita.
