Fraudulent Disposal of Matili Institute Assets

Fraudulent Disposal of Matili Institute Assets

By Laura Nyabang’a

Following summons by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), owners of auctioneer firms involved in the sale of assets for Matili Technical Training Institute over a fake and fraudulent debt presented themselves to EACC detectives for statement recording.

The suspects include Brown Tsuma Mukanda and Kennedy Kweyu Shikuku, proprietors of Eshikhoni Auctioneers.

They allegedly benefited from the sale of a Matili driving school vehicle valued at Ksh 5.4 million, which was sold for only Ksh 1.2 million.

They were summoned alongside Samson Itonde, owner of Dominion Auctioneers, who is currently engaged by Ramagon Construction Company Ltd to seize and auction more assets on account of a payment claim that EACC investigations have since established to be fake and non-existent.

“The auctioneers are being questioned as part of ongoing investigations into allegations of corruption, unlawful acquisition of public property, and conspiracy to commit economic crimes related to public properties belonging to Matili Technical Training Institute,” said the EACC commission.

These summons followed the arrest of three directors from Ramagon Construction Company Limited, Abdi Barre Abdi, Hassan Bare Abdi and Nagenye Mohamud Dahir.

They are under investigation for procurement irregularities, theft of public funds, and the fraudulent acquisition of public property concerning tenders awarded to Ramagon Construction Company Limited.

Investigations have shown that the directors of Ramagon Construction Company Limited conspired with public officials to irregularly vary Tender No. MTTI/MOHEST/2/2010-2011, originally valued at KES 29,311,659, to KES 58,997,852 for the construction of the twin workshops complex at Matili Technical Training Institute in Bungoma County during the 2010/2011 financial year.

This led to an overpayment of KES 22,038,736.18 for services not rendered.