The Sh588 million graft case facing former Kiambu governor Ferdinand Waititu will be proceeding for hearing.
It's expected that counsels will be highlighting their submissions after the investigating officer finalised his testimony in the matter.
According to the officer, the two main aspects in the Sh588 million probe were the irregularity of the tender and the loss of funds.
Mohammed Hassan tabled documentary evidence to prove that the awarding of the road tender to Testimony Enterprises was irregular.
He said they recommended having the directors of Testimony-Charles Chege and Beth Wangechi-charged because they used forged documents to clinch the lucrative Sh588 million roads tender.
In the case, Waititu and his wife are accused of receiving Sh51 million through their companies, Saika Two Estate Developers Ltd and Benvenue Delta Hotel, where it was alleged that they engaged in a conflict of interest and dealing with suspect property.
The charges state that between July 2, 2018, and March 13, 2019, in Nairobi, Waititu and Saika Two Estate Developers Limited received Sh18,410,500 from Testimony Enterprises Limited, having reason to believe that the said amount was acquired from the Kiambu county government through corrupt conduct.
Waititu and his wife are also alleged to have received Sh7,214,000 from Testimony Enterprises Limited while having reason to believe that the said amount was acquired from the Kiambu county government through corrupt conduct.
The prosecution’s case is that Waititu and his wife received part of the money as kickbacks while knowing that they were proceeds of crime and used Sh6 million from the proceeds to purchase Delta Hotel to disguise the source of funds.
Others facing the charges are former employees of the county and directors of Testimony that were awarded the tender.
