Kirinyanga Governor Anne Wairungu appeared in court on Wednesday, May 19, to testify against former PS Peter Mangiti, former Director General Nelson Githinji and 22 others in the Sh791 million NYS case.
According to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), the governor arrived at the courthouse as a state witness.
She is expected to make a statement regarding the scandal in which former Devolution and Planning PS Peter Mangiti and former NYS boss Nelson Githinji are accused of embezzling funds in 2015.
“Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru to testify as prosecution witness against former Devolution & Planning PS Peter Mangiti and former NYS boss Nelson Githinji over fraudulent payment of Ksh791 million from NYS,” read the statement in part.
The scandal broke in 2015, while Waiguru was the Cabinet Secretary of Devolution, the Ministry in charge of NYS.
However, Waiguru was cleared by the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission (EACC) in 2016 after claiming she had acted as a whistleblower.
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