This archive report was first published on 26 July 2021.
On July 26, 2021, Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua was presented at the Milimani Law Courts, Anti-Corruption Court before Chief Magistrate Lawrence Mugambi.
The legislator was charged on counts of conspiracy to commit an offence of corruption, fraudulent acquisition of property, and money laundering, among other charges.
According to the charge sheet, Gachagua acquired indirect private interest in a contract connected with a public body, the Construction of Njathaini Primary School funded by Mathira CDF, in Nyeri County, between October 2018 and January 2019.
Chief Magistrate Mugambi granted a Sh12 million cash bail as one of the conditions for his release.
The MP was still awaiting settlement of the Sh12 million bail at the time of publication, pending his release.
Reports indicate that Gachagua was arrested on Friday morning by Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officers while at his Nyeri home.
The Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) had been investigating the source of funds in the MP's accounts believed to have been fraudulently received from various ministries and state companies.
