DR KIDERO interdicts 4 SENIOR OFFICERS and black lists 24 companiesover a loss of SH180 MILLION

Wednesday April 17, 2013

Nairobi’s Governor Dr Evans Kidero has cracked his first whip under his tenure by interdicting four Senior Officers over a loss of Sh180 million related to corruption activities at City Hall.

Speaking at his office on Tuesday, Kidero said he is also targeting others from the Procurement Department, City Engineering, Treasury and Inspection and Acceptance Committee which are the most corrupt departments at City hall
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Those who were interdicted are Vincent Odhiambo Kamenya (Acting Senior Procurement Officer), Dominic Munyao Ndaka (Security Officer) Jeremiah Karani Maritah (Assistant Works Officer-City Engineer) and Anthony Kipsang Kiano from the Procurement Department

Dr Kidero said the above named suspects have been colluding with rogue suppliers and contractors in preparing fictitious payment vouchers for the last two years.

“Investigations have commenced and we are digging into the past payments of the contractors and suppliers with a view of claiming the fictitious payments from those found culpable,” Dr Kidero said.

According to a report released by Kidero’s office, the interdicted officers used to generate payment vouchers for the 25 rogue suppliers and contractors over non-existent building materials.

The full list of Suppliers who have been blacklisted and are being probed are:

1. Mewatech Contractors

2. Tylo-Enterprises

3. Ama Trading Co. Ltd

4. Chart Information Systems

5. Kihunya Construction and Civil Engineering

6. Lonzo Contractors

7. Linktech Company Ltd

8. Altair Company Ltd

9. Maryakan Investments

10. Syprus Engineering Company

11. Maury Enterprises Ltd

12. Pinkstone Enterprises

13. Kisiayato General Agencies Ltd

14. Jalimoss E.A Limited

15. Amfex Building and Civil Engineering Co. Ltd

16. Lick Agencies

17. Mandes Enterprises

18. Alama Trading Company

19. Steerbees International

20. Kameryo General Supplies

21. Anak Enterprises

22. Shekeltech Enterprises

23. Multivest Solutions

24. Mayatech General Enterprises

Kidero also requested Nairobians to give him three months so that he can streamline and operationilise the activities of City Hall.

He said within three months of his tenure, City hall will no longer be a den of corruption as it used to be.