This archive report was first published on 3 September 2019.
Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko was summoned by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) over graft claims in the awarding of tenders in the financial years 2017/2018 and 2018/2019.
On Tuesday, Governor Sonko was held at the EACC headquarters for a nine-hour grilling over alleged irregularities in garbage collection tenders worth over Ksh.160 million.
According to sources, Governor Sonko presented himself at Integrity Centre at around 7am Tuesday morning and only stepped out at about 4:20pm.
Addressing the press as he left the anti-graft body offices, Governor Sonko said: “We took long because we recorded 13 statements…there were 13 companies involved, they were questioning the procurement process.”
He further added that: “As the CEO of the county, I do not sit in the procurement committee, I am not the accounting officer, but I’ve got the general responsibility for my State officers”
The governor was initially scheduled to appear before EACC on Friday but instead requested to be allowed to present himself on September 3 due to what he termed as “unavoidable circumstances.”
The summons came after a report from the Nairobi County Assembly Public Accounts Committee revealed that Ksh.162 million paid to at least 11 contracted garbage collection firms could not be accounted for.
