Forensic document examiner John Muinde, the 34th prosecution witness in Anglo-leasing trial has told court that some of accused persons authored documents relating to 40 million Euros police security equipment contract.
Muinde told court that forensic examination of documents and specimens show that the handwriting and signatures were for former PS’s Dave Mwangi & Joseph Magari, former Treasury head of Department David Onyonka and former Finance Minister late David Mwiraria.
The office of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions is remaining with 2 witnesses to close the case Further hearing is scheduled for 11th and 12th July 2019.
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The Anglo-leasing scandal is alleged to have started when the Kenyan Government wanted to replace its passport printing system, in 1997, but came to light after revelation by a government officer, in 2002.
It was among the many corrupt deals that were inherited from KANU Government.
Anglo Leasing Finance is an entity associated with Deepak Kamani. The Controller & Auditor General of Kenya has published a report on single sourced security contracts where widespread fraud through non-delivery and overpricing are suspected.
Cambridge University Money Laundering expert,Professor Jason Campbell Sharman who is a resident of Switzerland, formerly told a Nairobi Anti-corruption trial court that companies linked to the ongoing Anglo leasing cases pending in different against the Kamani’s Family are shell firms and do not exist in law.
He said that Sound day Corporation company which had been awarded a contract to supply police security equipment at Euros 40 Million Euros (Sh 3.8 billion) was cooperated for money laundering and corruption in British virgin Ireland.
Sharma further informed the court that contract for modernisation of police equipment was signed between government of Kenya and Sound Day Corporation but paid Apex Finance Corporation.
According to documents tabled in court Sound Day is one of the firms that has been linked to the Anglo Leasing cases, but Prof. Sharma said that he established that the Kamanis were the beneficial owners of the same company, which was to supply the police equipment and their link to Apex finance Corporation was to seek finance for the projects.
He said that from a resolution from board of directors of Sound Day Corporation that the beneficial owners are Rashmi Chamanlal Kamani, Deepak Chamanlal Kamani and Chamanla Vrajlal Kamani.
“This unambiguously demonstrates that the Kamani’s are the real actors in control of both companies and their bank accounts at Midland Bank,” said the expert.
Sharman was testifying in a case where the three businessmen namely Rasmi, Deepak and Chamanlal are charged alongside former Internal Security PS Dave Mwangi, former Finance Minister the late David Mwiraria, Joseph Magari and David Onyonka with Anglo leasing charges of conspiracy to defraud the government 40 Million Euros (Sh 3.8 billion). They have since denied.