The Nyahururu Anti-Corruption Court has found former Nyandarua Governor Daniel Waithaka Mwangi guilty of procurement-related offences.
The charges stem from a contract awarded in 2014 without adherence to procurement procedures.
Waithaka was convicted alongside Grace Wanjiru Gitonga, the former County Executive Committee Member for Water, Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources, for approving a project without proper planning and issuing a Sh50 million contract to M/s TAHAL Consulting Engineers Ltd.
The court found them guilty of two other charges of engaging in a project without prior planning and wilful failure to comply with procurement laws.
The court heard that on April 30, 2014, at the Nyandarua County Government offices, the two, being public officers responsible for the management of public property, failed to comply with the Public Procurement and Disposal Act, 2006.
They unlawfully procured the services of M/s TAHAL Consulting Engineers Limited without a procurement plan for the 2013/2014 financial year, contrary to Section 26(3)(a) of the Act.
Waithaka was not present in court due to health reasons, but his family and lawyers were present.
The court, led by Chief Magistrate Evans Keago, has scheduled the matter for March 20, 2025, when mitigation and sentencing will take place.
By Esmanziah James and Antony Mwangi
