EACC Sues Governor Wamatangi and 13 Others Over Ksh. 813 Million Tender Scandal
Despite such a facade, he allegedly remained a signatory on the firms’ bank accounts, maintaining full control and financial benefit.
EACC listed five companies reportedly linked to the scandal: Quick Fix Auto Garage Ltd, King Realtors Co. Ltd, King Group Co. Ltd, King Construction Co. Ltd, and Lub Plus Oil & Energy Co. Ltd. Photo/courtesy.
By Ruth Sang
EACC has filed a suit to recover more than Ksh. 813 million from Kiambu County Governor Kimani Wamatangi and 13 other respondents said to have been involved in corrupt dealings in the tender awarding for several projects.
The anti-graft agency accuses Governor Wamatangi, in a case filed at the High Court in Nairobi, of leveraging his previous position as Chairperson of the Senate Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation, and Housing to improperly direct road construction contracts to companies related to him.
According to court filings accessed by Citizen Digital, the alleged anomalies happened between the 2018/2019 and 2021/2022 financial years. In question are contracts issued by three key government agencies: the Kenya National Highways Authority, Kenya Urban Roads Authority, and Kenya Rural Roads Authority.
According to the investigations reportedly carried out by the EACC, Governor Wamatangi is said to have colluded with several companies in manipulating the tendering process. The firms are accused of submitting falsified bid documents and misrepresenting their technical capacity to clinch lucrative contracts, actions which the Commission says ultimately defrauded the public.
“The first defendant, while serving as Chairperson of the Senate Standing Committee on Roads and Transportation, unduly influenced the awarding of tenders by KeNHA, KURA, and KeRRA to companies associated with him,” part of the amended plaint reads. “He used his public position to unlawfully confer benefits upon himself and the other defendants, in total disregard of the public interest.”
The Commission further alleges that Governor Wamatangi deliberately hid his ownership stake in the implicated companies by transferring directorships to close relatives and trusted associates. Despite such a facade, he allegedly remained a signatory on the firms’ bank accounts, maintaining full control and financial benefit.
EACC listed five companies reportedly linked to the scandal: Quick Fix Auto Garage Ltd, King Realtors Co. Ltd, King Group Co. Ltd, King Construction Co. Ltd, and Lub Plus Oil & Energy Co. Ltd. Records indicate that the companies received a total of Ksh. 726,483,442.40 from KeNHA and KURA in addition to another Ksh. 86,662,090.00 received from KeRRA within the four years under investigation.
The Commission contends that the payments in issue amounting to Ksh. 813,145,532.40 constitute proceeds of corruption and should therefore be forfeited to the state. EACC has also sought orders freezing the assets of the defendants from being dissipated pending determination of the case before court. Justice Lucy Njuguna, while issuing directions on November 5, 2025, allowed the EACC to serve the respondents with the court documents and fixed November 18, 2025, for the hearing of the injunction application. The case marks yet another high-profile corruption suit involving senior public officials as the agency intensifies its recovery efforts.
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