This archive report was first published on 9 July 2020.
Kenyan citizens are expressing their anger on social media under the hashtag #KuriaRelaThieves, targeting Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria for allegedly awarding contracts to companies owned by his relatives and close friends.
According to online investigations, Moses Kuria's brother, Aloise Kinyanjui Kuria, is a director at Finish Line Construction Company, which was awarded contracts worth Kshs 32 million by the Gatundu South NGCDF office.
Another brother, Charles Regeru Nguru, is a director of Mwaura Timber Yard Limited, which received contracts worth Kshs 15.7 million. Jane Muthoni Regeru, a sister-in-law to Moses Kuria, and her relatives, Teresia Mwihaki Regeru and Lucy Wambui Regeru, are directors at Lujatech Enterprises Limited, which was awarded two contracts worth Kshs 10.2 million.
Two other brothers of Moses Kuria, John Ngige Kuria and James Kogi Kuria, are directors of Supreme Traders Limited, which was awarded a tender for work at Matunguru Secondary School worth Kshs 5,808,468.
Supreme Traders Limited was incorporated just three months after Moses Kuria became an MP on November 5, 2014. The company also has another director, Walter Kilonzo.
John Ngige Kuria, Monica Ngonyo Ngend'o, and Walter are also directors of another company called Numerical Strength Ltd, which was incorporated just a week after Moses Kuria was sworn in as Member of Parliament on August 15, 2014. This company benefited from two Gatundu NGCDF contracts worth Kshs 31,525,120.
Reactor Review, a publication known for its fearless reporting, has been at the forefront of exposing the rot in the Gatundu NGCDF office.
