The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has listed 24 corruption-related cases scheduled for hearings, rulings, judgments and mentions in courts across the country between October 19 and 23.
The cases involve allegations of embezzlement of public funds, procurement irregularities, bribery, conflict of interest, unexplained wealth and illegal allocation of public land.
Among the cases scheduled for hearing is a suit seeking recovery of Sh800 million allegedly paid to Estama Investments Limited and 13 others through an overvalued tender for the supply of 100 portable medical clinics to the Ministry of Health.
The matter is scheduled for October 21 and 22 at the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court.
Another case involves Steven Kisonzo Mulwa and others, against whom the commission is seeking to recover Sh450 million allegedly obtained from the State Department for Correctional Services for food and rations that were never supplied.
The case is listed for hearing on October 19.
Former Murang’a Governor Francis Mwangi wa Iria and eight others are also scheduled to appear in court on October 23 over allegations of corruption, unlawful acquisition of public property, conflict of interest and money laundering.
The case relates to an alleged illegal county contract worth Sh351.1 million awarded to Top Image Media Consultants Limited.
The commission has also listed a suit involving Peter Maina Njehia, a senior supply chain manager at the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company, and another respondent over unexplained wealth amounting to Sh216 million.
The matter is scheduled for hearing on October 22.
In another case, Antco Investment Limited and others face a suit seeking recovery of Sh133.7 million allegedly acquired through a conflict-of-interest arrangement involving the Kenya Rural Roads Authority. The case is listed for hearing on October 19.
The EACC has also listed a case involving Jemishly Construction Limited and seven others over the alleged embezzlement of Sh79 million from Nairobi City County.
Hearings are scheduled for October 19, 21 and 22.
Several cases involving alleged fraudulent acquisition of public funds and forged academic certificates are also scheduled for court appearances.
Judy Wairimu Mwangi, a former employee of Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company, is charged with fraudulent acquisition of public property worth Sh13.2 million, forgery of a Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education certificate to secure employment and deceiving a principal. Her case is scheduled for October 19 and 21.
Teresia Chepkwony Chepkemoi, another former employee of the company, is charged with fraudulent acquisition of public property worth Sh7.6 million and forgery of a KCSE certificate. Her case is listed for mention on October 21.
The commission has also listed a case against Daniel Kiigi Waweru, a former registry clerk at the company, over alleged fraudulent acquisition of Sh15.3 million, forgery of a KCSE certificate and deceiving a principal. The matter is scheduled for mention on October 22 and 23.
Other cases include a suit seeking recovery of public land in Mombasa Island reserved for the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, scheduled for October 22, and a case concerning the recovery of government land in Limuru, listed for hearing on October 19.
The commission has also listed a judgment in the case of Joel Kaunda Ontoya, a former District Education Officer in Samburu East, on October 22. He is charged with deceiving a principal and abuse of office in a case involving allegations of embezzling Sh500,000 from the Ministry of Education between 2015 and 2017.
The schedule further includes a mention involving former Deputy Commissioner General of Prisons Benjamin Obuya Njoga and 12 others over allegations relating to the fraudulent acquisition of public property worth Sh301.9 million through payments for goods allegedly not supplied to the State Department for Correctional Services.
The cases are scheduled at various courts, including the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court, the Environment and Land Court in Mombasa and Thika, and law courts in Eldoret, Nakuru, Lodwar and Nyeri.
