Sonko Exposes, Declares War on Powerful City Hall Cartel

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Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has attributed the city’s problems to the faceless cartel that is derailing developments by engaging in massive theft of public funds.

City hall was a den of thieves during Kidero’s tenure and little has changed with the entrance of Sonko.

Just recently Sonko has unearthed the cartel’s ways which he says officials from the rates department had colluded with a landowner who owed the county Sh23.5 million, to have the figure reduced downwards to Sh327, 633.
The plot number 209/10337 is located in an industrial area and owned by Alexander Munene Tutuma and Mukua Tutuma.

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Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has now written to the Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti urging him to probe fraud and financial malpractice at City Hall’s land rates department.

The Governor also explained that the officers in charge of the department had interfered with payment systems in a bid to steal from unsuspecting members of the public.
“As at 3rd January 2019 the figures were changed from Sh23, 595,544 to Sh327, 633 without any explanation to the county,” read the letter dated March 27.

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Sonko further stated that he had received reports that some officers in the department were demanding for kickbacks from business and property owners with huge land rates arears in order to either permanently delete their accounts or reduce the amount payable.

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“The county is losing millions because of this collusion between cartels and the rogue city officials. The officers are fond of asking for bribes to alter the bills owed to city hall, consequently leading to the county government making huge loses,” he said.

“I am urging the DCI to move with speed and arrest the culprits involved so that it acts as a lesson to all those who think they can steal from the public and get away scot-free. We also want the DCI to ensure that city hall recovers all the money lost through corrupt under dealings,” added the Governor.
Sonko said it is for this reason that he made a decision to disburse county bursary funds electronically to curb corruption.

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“We have to curb this menace in bursary disbursement. No one will sell cheques of the poor children again, we have improved and sealed all the loopholes,” he observed.
This comes against the backdrop of a revelation that City hall is owed Sh120 billion in rates by the Government and private entities in the capital.

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