Five blood brothers allegedly siphoned monies from the Kwale county government after using their private companies to win tenders fraudulently. According to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), the suspects forged documents, which they won the lucrative tenders. They were arraigned at the Mombasa Anti-Corruption Court to face charges related to fraud and uttering of false document(s).
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) officers are holding five people accused of defrauding the Kwale county government of millions of shillings.
They are said to have received KSh 48.9 million fraudulently through their private companies. The five are blood brothers working in critical dockets of the county and national governments.
They are; Vincent Chirima Mbito, who is the County Head of Treasury, Mongo Mbito Mongo (the County Revenue Officer), Hassan Shilingi Mbito (a driver in the Kwale Water and Sewerage Company Limited), Mwaiwe Mongo Mbito (Kwale County Procurement Officer) and Chindoro Mongo Mbito, a former intern in the county currently posted in the Ministry of Health. According to EACC, the brothers used their registered companies to wire irregular payments from the county.
They were booked at the Mombasa Central Police Station before being arraigned at the Mombasa Anti-Corruption Court for plea-taking. The current charges relate to 10 contracts fraudulently awarded to the companies; Rome Investments and Chilongola Limited; which were paid exaggerated amounts of KSh 44.9 million and KSh 4 million.
The amounts were distributed among the five. According to the EACC, the tenders, which they allegedly obtained in violation of procurement laws using forged documents, were for supplying and delivering sanitation materials, food and ration, general office supplies, and institutional appliances. In recent times, the anti-graft body has been netting after high-profile graft suspects across the country.