By Tajeu Shadrack Nkapapa
The prosecution presented 12th and 13th witnesses in a corruption case in which Kenya School of Law (KSL) former Deputy Director Prof. Morris Kiwinda and 11 other KSL staff were charged with conspiracy to defraud the law school by fraudulently paying Ksh198.4 million for goods not supplied.
The witnesses comprised an officer from the Registrar of Companies and another from the Registration of Persons.
An officer from the Registrar of Companies told a Nairobi Anti-Corruption Court that he received a letter from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) requesting details of 16 companies.
Following examination, he informed the court that Ademwa Enterprise, Frigoya Investments, Ngoya Cosmetic and Beauty, and Alfranc Investment were linked with the accused persons.
On the other hand, an officer from the Registration of Persons stated that he received a list of national identification numbers from the EACC and was asked to identify names associated with the numbers, which he did and produced the report in court.
The accused persons are Prof. Morris Kiwinda (Deputy Director), Amos Kabue Mwangi (Assistant Director Finance and Administration), Frank Were (Finance Manager), Hudson Amwai, Ephraim Thuku, Paul Lovi, Fridah Ngoya, and Kennedy Ochieng.
Six companies affiliated with senior employees of KSL, including Ademwa Enterprise, Frigoya Investments, Ngoya Cosmetic and Beauty, and Alfranc Investment were also charged for allegedly receiving payment for goods not supplied.
“The accused persons allegedly conspired to commit the offence between 30th September 2014 and 15th March 2018,” wrote the office of the director of public prosecutions.