Former Garsen MP Danson Mungatana was on Tuesday, August 11, arrested in Nairobi on allegations of obtaining money by false pretense.
The former assistant minister was arrested at Sagret Hotel in Nairobi and taken to Nairobi Area Police headquarters for grilling.
His latest arrest comes with a backdrop of an April 2019 arrest where the former legislator was linked to a scam by a businesswoman who claimed the politician used her company as a conduit to illegally receive Ksh9.1 million from the County Government of Kilifi.
The former MP was questioned by the Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission (EACC) detectives over the alleged theft of Ksh51.5 million from Kilifi County coffers.
Following investigations, it was established that the Local Service Orders (LSO) used were fake and did not originate from the county government.
Companies that were alleged to have benefited included Daima One Enterprises, Zohal Services Limited, Makegra Supplies Limited, Kilingi Investments Company Limited, Leadership Edge Associated Limited, and Johazi Investment Company.
Lucy Wanjugu, a director of Zohal Sevices, noted that the money was wired to her firm’s accounts and ultimately transferred to Mr. Mungatana.
Wanjugu submitted copies of her bank statement, receipts, and telephone conversations with Mr Mungatana, which were allegedly extracted by detectives.
Mungatana back in 2018 also fell prey to a scam as he was conned a whopping Ksh.76 million after a Chad National convinced him to invest in the oil business.
Abdoulaye Tamba Kouro was charged after being found in possession of over Ksh.960million forged foreign currency.
