Former Governor Kidero released on an Ksh8m cash bail

Former Nairobi Governor Dr. Evans Kidero and five of his co-accused were Tuesday released on a Ksh.8 million cash bail or a Ksh.20 million bond each.

The five are: Ng’ang’a Mungai Ng’ang’a, Ekaya Alumasi Ghonzour, James Mimi Mbugua, Elizabeth Wanjiru Nderitu, and Hannah Muthoni Kariuki. Other accused persons who include Paul Mutunga Mutungi, John Ngari Wainaina, Manasseh Karanja, and Peterson Njiru, were released on a cash bail of Ksh.4 million and a bond of Ksh. 10 million each.

Kidero and 15 others are accused of defrauding the Nairobi County Government of Ksh.68 million through unlawful payments to a law firm known as Wachira, Mburu, Mwangi & Company Advocates.

On Monday this week, the accused appeared at the Milimani Law Courts, where they denied charges of abuse of office, money laundering, conspiracy to commit an offence of corruption, unlawful acquisition of public property and dealing with suspect property.

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Kidero and his co-accused have been in custody since their arrest last Friday.

While addressing the 4th Senators and County Assemblies Legislative Summit two weeks ago, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission Director of preventive services Vincent Okong’o said the anti-graft body was investigating 20 sitting and former governors and 227 MCAs for corruption.

He had said the culprits would be charged after investigations are complete.

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