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November 3, 2025
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How Fake Audits and Bank Statements Nearly Cost Kiambu County Ksh230 Million

How Fake Audits and Bank Statements Nearly Cost Kiambu County Ksh230 Million

The investigations trail begins in 2023, further revealing that the county government of Kiambu had already paid Ksh63 million...

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The Anti-Corruption Court has intervened to stop the Kiambu County government from paying a balance of Ksh166 million from a fraudulent Ksh230 million tender. Investigations by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) revealed the private firm used fake audits and bank statements to secure the contract for an Enterprise Resource and Planning System (ERP).

  • The EACC exposed that the company submitted fabricated audited financial statements for 2020, 2021, and 2022, and illegally edited bank statements to show false profitability.
  • The private firm had already received Ksh63 million before the injunction, and the EACC is seeking its recovery.
  • The tender contract, signed on April 24, 2023, was illegally extended by a Chief Officer of Revenue, Supply Chain Management, ICT, and Internal Audit on February 24, 2024, despite the original contract having already lapsed.

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