Kirinyaga County Governor Anne Waiguru was on Tuesday, June 9, accused of signing off on various shady county tender awards that resulted to her impeachment news.
Speaking during the special sitting, Kinyua Wangui MCA Mutira Ward, expressed several tenders that raised unanswered and doubtful questions of conflict of interest additionally as misappropriation of public funds.
"The tender for Procurement of the Governor's vehicle at a price of Ksh15 million was irregularly conferred despite an equivalent having being awarded during the previous government by the former Governor.
"This purchase was made using funds meant for the Contractors Retention Account - which amounts to misappropriation of funds and imprudent use of public resources," he stated.
He went on to detail two tenders awarded in March 2018 to a corporation registered as Eva Trading Agencies ltd, which he claimed was owned by the County's Chief Financial Officer's (CFO) family, Mugo Ndavi.
"Next Mr. Speaker is the tender for Proposed Water Works for Mwea-Makima Project CJK/MOW/OT/038/2017-2018. it had been awarded to Eva Trading Agencies Ltd.
"The said company is related to the family of Mugo Ndavi who is the CFO whose brother, Edwin Ndavi, holds 300 shares, in total disregard of conflict of interest and in furtherance of corrupt and joint criminal enterprise overseen by the Governor," the legislator revealed.
He further added that a tender for the proposed waterworks for South Gariama water development March 2018, was also awarded to Eva Trading Agencies ltd. within a similar period of time, thus raising questions of conflict of interest.
"Another one Mr. Speaker was the tender for the design, Development, Installation and Commissioning of Integrated Hospital Management data system .
"What stands out is that this same tender had been completed by the previous county govt but was re-advertised and awarded to Velocity Partners Ltd at a worth of Ksh50 million," the MCA detailed.
He went on to state that Velocity Partners Ltd didn't exist before the tender was advertised which it had been still paid fully despite the dearth of evidence of any works administered .
By the end of the sitting, Governor Waiguru was impeached, with 23 of the 33 MCAs within the county voting for her removal.
"I can, therefore, confirm that the vote has met the two-thirds requirement to make a decision on this question. The 'Ayes' have it," announced County Assembly Speaker Anthony Gathumbi.
The case will now proceed to the Senate for a hearing, with the House tasked with affirming or nullifying the impeachment motion.
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