Wamatangi loses bid to stop Ksh813 million EACC recovery case

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has dismissed five applications by Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi and other defendants seeking to block their Ksh 813.1 million recovery case. The case involves alleged irregularities in road tender awards, specifically payments to five companies connected to Wamatangi. The EACC claims that Wamatangi, while serving as a Senator, used his position to influence the tender process, and that forged or falsified documents were used to secure these contracts.

The recovery suit seeks repayment of Ksh 813,145,532.40 from the defendants, along with the seizure of funds held in the companies' bank accounts. Judge Rose Ougo ruled that the allegations of fraud, misrepresentation, and falsification of documents need to be proven in a full hearing. It was also determined that parliamentary privilege does not protect the defendants from personal liability, and that the recovery suit will proceed to a hearing, despite Wamatangi's claim that it duplicates issues in his current constitutional petition.