Justice James Wakiaga, of the Anti-Corruption Court on Friday barred Murang’a Governor Mwangi Wa Iria from having any dealings with property located in Umoja Innercore and 13 acres of land in Mweiga for six months.
Wa Iria who has hidden the properties under his side-kick, Top Image Media Consultants CEO Jane Mbuthia and his wife and brother-in-law under Value View Limited, still has other run-ins with Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).
In October 2020, he was summoned by EACC in an ongoing investigation touching on Jane Mbuthia’s firm.
EACC accuse him of having irregularly awarded tenders for media advertising for the financial year 2014/2015.
“We are investigating allegations touching on your County Government, specifically on the provision of media advertising services in the financial years 2014/2015 and 2015/2016”, the letter dated 22nd October 2020, said in part.
The EACC said Murang’a County irregularly awarded tenders to Top Image Media Consultants between 2013 and 2017 amounting to Sh542 million.
Cases of land grabbing of pieces of land in Embakasi West by politicians is rampant. Some politicians from the area pose as good samaritans but later take up public land for personal development.
“Land has been grabbed by successive MCAs, and MPs, even up to Governor level in Umoja”, a resident told Umoja News. (a story for another day)
Here is the Sh10 million piece of land owned by the governor in Umoja innercore, Umoja Estate near Tena.
