EACC lead investigator Regina Ng’ang’a has told a court in details how two companies associated with Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu, his wife and their daughter received kickbacks from a firm awarded a government tender to construct roads.
The commission said that the two companies owned by the three received up to Sh30.6 million from a firm awarded a tender to construct roads late last year and early this year.
EACC said Testimony Enterprises Limited, which had been “irregularly” paid a substantial amount “without producing certificates required to show the work done”, received Sh180 million between April last year and last April. The company then wired the Ksh 30m as kickbacks through Waititu’s bank accounts and accounts of companies associated with him, his wife Susan Wangari Ndung’u and their daughter Monica Njeri.
Investigations show that between October 2018 and January 2019, Testimony Enterprise Limited paid, from its bank account Sh5.2 million to Bienvenue Delta Hotel that is owned by Waititu and his wife, EACC said.
Ferdinand Waititu is alleged to have purchased the Delta building along University Way in the Nairobi CBD for Sh250 million.
In an affidavit by Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), the governor and some of his relatives also received the proceeds through Saika Two Estate Develop, a company he owns with his daughter as well as Connex Logistics Africa, which is owned by his wife.
The tender for the project was issued on February 12 and awarded to Testimony Enterprise, owned by Charles Chege and Beth Wangeci Mburu after quoting Sh588 million to build eight roads.
Look who was sent to check on Governor Waititu after he was arrested.
You can guess who sent him.
The same guy who told Kiambu people if they have any problem with Waititu’s looting ways,they face him directly,not Waititu. pic.twitter.com/UdkuYLJnyQ
— Mr. Kinuthia Pius. (@Belive_Kinuthia) May 23, 2019
The commission said this emerged during an analysis of statements received from an Equity Bank account held by Testimony Enterprises Limited. It showed numerous transactions on various dates.
The commission says the money trail indicated that the firm wired millions of shillings to companies associated with Mr Waititu’s family days after receiving cash from the Kiambu county government yet work had not even begun.
For instance, on July 2, 2018, the company received Sh16.8 million from the county and rerouted Sh2.2 million to Saika Two Estate Developers account.
Bienvenue Delta Hotel Ltd received Sh5.2 million from the company between October last year and January, paid in five instalments of between Sh643,000 and Sh2.2 million.
“Testimony Enterprise Limited has so far been paid irregularly substantial amounts of money without raising certificates required to quantify the work,” says the EACC.