This archive report was first published on 26 June 2020.
On June 26, 2020, the sentencing of Sirisia Member of Parliament (MP) John Koyi Waluke to 10 years in prison or pay a fine of close to Ksh.1 billion for defrauding a State agency Ksh.297 million sent shock-waves across the country.
It was one of the severest punishments ever meted out in the country's recent history for corruption.
However, it is how the fraudulently-acquired Ksh.297 million was distributed that is more perplexing.
Investigation documents obtained by Citizen Digital show a network of individuals who benefited from the money trail.
On March 21, 2013, Erad Supplies & General Contracts Limited (Erad) invoiced the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) for payments of what it termed as storage of maize in its stores on behalf of NCPB.
The invoices, now emerging as forged documents, triggered payments amounting to Ksh.297 million with its purported bailee based in South Africa.
Former Deputy Chief Justice Nancy Barasa received Ksh.5 million as legal fees, while Ahmednasir Abdikadir & Co Advocates received a total sum of Ksh.40 million detailed as legal fees.
Three cheques withdrawals amounting to Ksh.16 million were transacted with beneficiaries not stated.
On the same day, Grace Wakhungu, Waluke's accomplice, received a staggering Ksh.40 million shillings from Soita & Saende Advocates.
With the invoice that gushed out the millions from the NCPB accounts said to be based in South Africa, EACC detectives were forced to contact South African authorities and later flew all the way to Durban in the province of Kwazulu-Natal.
