This archive report was first published on 19 October 2019.
Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa is facing fresh allegations of corruption, with the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) launching an investigation into suspicious bank transactions amounting to 500 million.
According to the DCI, the transactions were made from the constituency's CDF accounts, with the money being paid as kickbacks from projects managed by the county government and those implemented by funds from the constituency development kitty.
The investigation, led by DCI chief George Kinoti, was sparked by a report from the Financial Reporting Centre (FRC) in July, which highlighted suspicious transactions in Jumwa's accounts.
The FRC report stated that some of the companies and individuals linked to the hefty payments shared postal addresses, suggesting a possible conflict of interest and abuse of office.
Investigations have revealed that three companies, which share the same directors, received a total of 312 million shillings from the Malindi CDF kitty, with the money being moved from the business accounts to individual accounts held and operated by Jumwa and her associates.
Some of the cash has been traced to the purchase of a four-bedroom house in Nairobi's upmarket Kilimani Estate, while other cash was used to buy motor vehicles and put in fixed deposit accounts.
When reached for comment, Jumwa denied any wrongdoing, stating that she was not a director of any of the four companies and was not aware of the investigations.
