For nearly six years, the Nairobi City County officials sent hundreds of millions of shillings to shadowy business people for supplies that never arrived.
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) says at least Sh407 million vanished through fraudulent payments involving 14 business.
High Court filings reveal the elaborate scheme of unqualified vendors, forged documents, non-existent deliveries, and greedy county officials. "Investigations revealed that between FY 2016/2017 and FY 2021/2022, senior county officials approved irregular payments amounting to Sh407,926,503.20 for no deliveries/supplies made to the county to 14 un-prequalified business entities thereby facilitating fraudulent transfer of public funds," argues EACC.
EACC claims that there was a deliberate effort to defraud public institutions with proceeds channeled through layered transactions to conceal the origin and beneficiaries of the money.
