Former MP Danson Mungatana arrested ▷ Kenya News

Former Garsen MP Danson Mungatana was on the night of Wednesday, April 10 arrested by Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission (EACC) detectives over the theft of KSh 51.5 million from Kilifi County.

He is among 21 other suspects to be charged for fraudulent acquisition of public property, uttering false documents and dealing with proceeds of crime.

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Mungatana is among 21 other suspects to be charged for fraudulent acquisition of public property, uttering false documents and dealing with proceeds of crime.
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A statement by the EACC shows EACC undertook investigations over allegations that Kilifi County government had fraudulently paid KSh 51,569,775 to some private companies namely.

They included; Daima One Enterprises, Zohali Services Limited, Makegra Supplies Limited, Kilingi Investments Company Limited, Leadership Edge Associated Limited and Johazi Investment Company.

The investigations revealed that the stated companies did not offer any services nor supplied goods to the county government of Kilifi.

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It also established the Local Service Orders (LSO) used were fake as they did not originate from the county government.

Mungatana was arrested in Nairobi and taken to Malind where they will be arraigned at the Malindi law courts.

Those arrested alongside him included, businessman Benaya Kisaka Mugavana, businesswoman Lucy Wanjugu Kibogo and Josephine Felix Mutramba a former principal accountant

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Others were; John Kahindi Kalume a senior accountant, Paul Teido Mwazo, deputy accounting and Ebrahim Mwanje Zia the procurement officer

The Director of Zohal Services Limited, Lucy Wanjugu Kibogodi, which was named as one of the beneficiaries of the loot had in 2016 accused Mungatana of using her company in the scam.

Munagata however dismissed the claims.

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