Jane Waigwe Kimani, the wife of former Murang’a Governor Mwangi wa Iria has been arrested alongside her brother Solomon Mutura Kimani over graft.
According to EACC Spokesperson Eric Ngumbi, the two were arrested and arraigned at Milimani Anti-Corruption Court as suspects in the Ksh.140 million Murang’a County corruption case.
The two are directors of Value View Ltd, a company according to an investigation by EACC, revealed to have been used as a channel for fraudulent scheme. The other company was Top Image Media Company Limited who were also awarded tenders by the people suspected to have been involved with the fraudulent venture.
FORMER MURANG’A GOVERNOR MWANGI WA IRIA’S WIFE AND HER BROTHER ARRESTED
The wife of former Murang’a Governor Mwangi Wa Iria Jane Waigwe Kimani and her brother Solomon Mutura Kimani, both suspects in the Kes.140 million Murang’a County graft case, have been arrested.The two are… pic.twitter.com/0VsuHXrSoQ
— EACC (@EACCKenya) April 17, 2024
EACC is in pursuit of the former governor and five other suspects who failed to appear before the commission on Wednesday morning.
Wa Iria had been initially summoned to appear on Tuesday, but failed to honour the summon with his lawyer putting in a request for him to be allowed to postpone his appearing by a day.
“Former Murang’a Governor Mwangi wa Iria has responded to the commission’s Order to appear by sending their advocates to request for re-scheduling of his appearance from Tuesday, 16th April, 2024 to Wednesday 17th April, 2024, 8am. The Commission has considered and accepted the request,” Ngumbi said.
The ex-Governor is among eight individuals set to be charged by the Director of Public Prosecutions(DPP) over Ksh. 140 million procurement fraud between 2015 and 2016 in Murang’a County.
The DPP, in a statement released on Saturday, said the eight are accused of irregularly awarding tenders and other procurement irregularities totaling the aforementioned amount.
The seven other persons of interest are Patrick Kagumu Mukuria, Jane Wanjiru Mbuthia, David Maina Kiama, David Mamma Njeri, Jane Waigwe Kimani, Solomon Mutura Kimani and Peter Muturi Karanja.