The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has moved to court seeking to recover Sh813 million allegedly siphoned through corrupt dealings involving Kiambu Governor Paul Kimani Wamatangi, his wife, daughter and son and 10 others
In the suit filed At Anti-corruption High Court the Commission wants the millions of shillings so far frozen in five bank accounts belonging to the governor, his wife Anne Wanjiru Wamatangi, his son Brian Kimani Wamatangi, and daughter Michelle Wanjiku Wamatangi and five companies associated with him be forfeited to the state as they were acquired corruptly.
Through lawyer Ben Murei, the anti-graft agency says that Governor Wamatangi, while serving as Chairperson of the Senate Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing, abused his position to influence the award of government tenders to companies associated with him.
The firms linked to the county boss include Lub Plus Oil & Energy Company Limited, King Group Company Limited, King Construction Company Limited, King Realtors Company Limited, and Quick Fix Auto Garage Limited, all said to have been used to receive irregular payments totaling over Sh813 million.
The alleged misconduct occurred between the 2018 to 2019 and 2021 to 2022 financial years.
According to the EACC, Wamatangi colluded with the companies to engage in fraudulent practices, including submitting forged or falsified bid documents to fraudulently win tenders and falsely demonstrating technical capacity to undertake the works to the detriment of the public.
The Commission argues that his Wife, son, and daughter were used as proxies to conceal the governor’s beneficial ownership of the companies that received payments from KeNHA, KURA, and KeRRA.
The Commission further states that Wamatangi concealed his interest in companies irregularly awarded contracts by purporting to relinquish directorship to close family members and proxies.
Investigations, however, revealed that he remained a signatory to the companies’ bank accounts and continued to transact on them, making him the beneficial owner of the companies involved in the fraudulent dealings.”
Other associates of the governor named in the suit are Francis Njoroge Njenga, Samuel Mwangi Kariuki, Eunice Wairimu Mugo, James Kiarie Njoroge, Anthony Muchoki, and John Kinyanjui.
The Commission say the six acted as directors, signatories, or agents in the network of companies allegedly used to siphon public funds, forming part of the scheme through which Sh813 million was irregularly obtained from government road agencies.
EACC says that Governor Wamatangi and his co-defendants received substantial payments from the three government agencies under their oversight.
According to court documents, Quick Fix Auto GarageLtd received Sh18,796,070, while King Realtors Co. Ltd was paid Sh16,698,272.
King Group Co. Ltd allegedly received Sh29,837,411, while King Construction Co. Ltd was paid Sh438,985,045, making it the largest single recipient of the allegedly misappropriated funds.
Lub Plus Oil & Energy Co. Ltd, a company linked to Wamatangi’s family, received Sh308,788,733 from KeNHA, KURA, and KeRRA.
“These payments were irregular, unlawful and constitute proceeds of corruption,” the Commission stated in court papers.
In its court papers, the EACC accuses Governor Wamatangi of abusing his position to improperly benefit from public contracts by influencing tender awards to companies under his control, engaging in conflict of interest, and holding private stakes in government projects.
The Commission further claims he failed to uphold integrity and transparency, saying he “did not demonstrate honesty in the execution of his public duties and acted contrary to his oath of office as a member of the Senate Committee.”
The suit also accuses the wamatangi and 13 others of violating the Public Procurement and Disposal Act, 2015, through collusion, submission of multiple bids, and falsification of reference letters to secure tenders.
For example, the EACC claims that five companies submitted bids for the same KeRRA project, defeating fair competition and violating procurement laws.
In addition, the Commission argues that the contracts awarded on the basis of fraud, misrepresentations and illegality are illegal, null and void
It further contends that the government cannot be certain it received value for money, and the defendants have been unjustly enriched at the public’s expense.
In July 2025, the High Court granted an order preserving monies held in the bank accounts of the implicated companies, pending conclusion of investigations.
The accounts include Family Bank accounts held in the names of King Group, King Realtors, King Construction, Quick Fix Auto Garage, and Lub Plus Oil & Energy Co. Ltd.
Through its lawyer Murei, the EACC argues that “no one should be allowed to benefit from their own illegal and wrongful acts.”
The Commission claims that the defendants, jointly and severally, acted fraudulently, illegally and/or unlawfully, leading to the misappropriation of public funds totaling Sh813,145,532.40 hence the funds should be forfeited to the state
Justice Lucy Njuguna has directed Governor wamatagi, his wife, childrene and associates to respond to the suit within 10 days ahead of the hearing on November 18,2025
