An anticorruption court is expected to proceed with the hearing of a case in which former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero and 10 others were charged with conspiring to commit an offence of corruption allegedly leading to the loss of public funds in the sum of Sh213,327,300 for services not rendered.
The case is at its tail end with parties lined up to highlight their submissions before Magistrate Victor Wakumile.
Other charges include conspiracy to commit an offence of corruption, abuse of office, fraudulent acquisition of public property, dealing with suspect property and unlawful failure to pay tax to a public body.
Facing the charges too are former county secretary Lilian Ndegwa, former chief finance officer Jimmy Mutuku Kiamba, former minister in charge of finance and planning Gregory Mwakanongo, former accounting head Stephen Ogago Osiro, former acting chief finance officer Luke Mugo and former acting head of treasury Maurice Ochieng Okere.
John Githua and Grace Njeri of Lodwar Wholesalers Ltd and Ngurumani Traders Ltd are accused of fraudulently receiving payments from the county government.
The charges against them state that they conspired to commit fraud which led to the loss of Sh213,327,300 at the County Government between January 16, 2014 and January 25, 2016.
They allegedly conspired to commit corruption by authorising payment to various companies, for services not rendered.