The Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission (EACC) has petitioned a court to recover Ksh.  13.97 Million fraudulently acquired by an aspiring MP.Â
The Commission commenced investigations into the allegations that Geoffrey Kimonge Mbogho had fraudulently acquired public property inform of imprest for allowances of members of the County Assembly Wards and staff of County Government of Taita Taveta.
The Money Trail
20th November, 2015 he fraudulently applied for and received imprest of Kshs. 1,000,000/- purportedly for allowances for Members of various County Assembly Wards within the said County.
He never paid the monies to the said Members of County Assembly Wards.
On 27th November, 2015 he fraudulently applied for and received imprest of Kshs. 1,070,000/- purportedly for allowances for Members of various County Assembly Wards within the said County.
He never paid the monies to the said Members of County Assembly Wards.
On 17th March, 2016 he fraudulently applied for and received imprest of Kshs. 1,300,000/- purportedly for allowances for Members of various County Assembly Wards within the said County.
He never paid the monies to the said Members of County Assembly Wards and has never surrendered the imprest.
On 18th February, 2016 he fraudulently applied for and received imprest of Kshs. 292,800/- purportedly for allowances for Members of various County Assembly Wards within the said County.
Investigations established that he never paid Kshs. 193,400/- of the imprest monies he received to some of the Members of County Assembly Wards and has never surrendered the imprest.
On 6th April, 2016 he fraudulently applied for and received imprest of Kshs. 599,400/- purportedly for allowances for Members of various County Assembly Wards within the said County. He never paid the monies to the said Members of County Assembly Wards and has never surrendered the imprest.
On 28th April, 2016 he fraudulently applied for and received imprest of Kshs. 1,884,750/- purportedly for allowances for Members of various County Assembly Wards within the said County.
He never paid the monies to the said Members of County Assembly Wards and has never surrendered the imprest.
On 29th May, 2016 he fraudulently applied for and received imprest of Kshs. 1,643,440/- purportedly for allowances for Members of various County Assembly Wards within the said County.
He never paid the monies to the said Members of County Assembly Wards and has never surrendered the imprest.
On 18th October, 2016 he fraudulently applied for and received imprest of Kshs. 148,000/- purportedly for allowances for Members of various County Assembly Wards within the said County. He never paid the monies to the said Members of County Assembly Wards and has never surrendered the imprest.
On 13th December, 2016 he fraudulently applied for and received imprest of Kshs 7,233,381/- purportedly as daily subsistence allowance (per diem) for employees of the said County Government traveling to Dubai. Investigations established that he never remitted Kshs.
1,307,997/- to some of the employees of the said County and has never surrendered the imprest.
On 22nd December, 2016 he fraudulently applied for and received imprest of Kshs. 2,000,000/- purportedly for conference fees for ten (10) persons travelling to Dubai but never utilized the said amount for the said purposes and has never surrendered the imprest.
On 9th October,2015 he fraudulently applied for and received imprest of Kshs. 45,200/- purportedly for official engagement in Mombasa but never surrendered the imprest.
On 27th October, 2015 he fraudulently applied for and received imprest of Kshs 500,000/- purportedly for facilitation for leaders’ convergence but never surrendered the same.
On 2nd December, 2015 he fraudulently applied for and received Kshs 1,250,000/- purportedly for official use but never surrendered the same
On 12th January, 2016 he fraudulently applied for and received imprest of Kshs 176,400/- purportedly for official engagement, but never surrendered the same.
On 18th May, 2016 he fraudulently applied for and received an imprest of Kshs 200,000/- purportedly for official engagement but never surrendered the same.
On 17th May, 2017 he fraudulently applied for and received an imprest of Kshs 560,000/- purportedly for Governor’s activities but never surrendered the same
Geoffrey Kimonge Mbogho, therefore, contrary to his duty as a public officer and in breach of public trust illegally and fraudulently acquired a total of Kshs. 13,977,987.00 for his personal gain thereby unjustly enriching himself at the expense of the public.
EACC has filed a suit in the Voi Law Courts seeking for:
A declaration that the sum of Kshs. 13,977,987.00 was illegally and fraudulently acquired by the defendant from the County Government of Taita Taveta in breach of public trust.
An order for payment of Kshs. 13,977,987.00 by the Defendant to the Government of Kenya
An order of payment of interest at commercial rates of Kshs. 13,977,987.00 from the date of acquisition of each tranche as enumerated in paragraph 6 above to the date of filing the suit.
Interest at court rates from the date of filing suit till payment in full.
