This archive report was first published on 8 July 2020.
On June 3, 2020, the DCI arrested several staff members of DLAMS International, a non-governmental organization that funds the Homeland Educational International project, on allegations of managing an unregistered company.
DLAMS President Mwachodzi Mwachofi later notified the DCI that the arrested staff were released on Ksh2.4 million bonds.
According to sources, the DCI is investigating Kirinyaga Deputy Governor Peter Ndambiri over allegations that he saved Ksh138 million meant for the Homeland Educational International project in offshore accounts registered under the names of his two children.
When asked to respond to the allegations, Waiguru's deputy, Peter Ndambiri, refuted the claims stating that he, instead, is the one who invited the DCI to investigate the matter.
However, Ndambiri later denied reports that the funds were traced to his children's offshore accounts, claiming that he had reported the theft of donor funds at the detectives' offices in Mwea, Kirinyaga.
Ndambiri also defended the MCAs who accused Governor Waiguru of corruption and gross violation of office, stating that it's their responsibility to play an oversight role for the Executive.
On June 9, 2020, Ndambiri defended himself in an interview with the Daily Nation, stating that the accusations against him are baseless and that the DCI's actions indicate that he did what was required of him.
On July 2, 2020, Ndambiri addressed mourners at a burial ceremony in Mwea, Kirinyaga County, where he claimed that the allegations against him are a result of the bad blood between him and the embattled Governor Waiguru.
