EACC Sues Governor Wamatangi to recover Sh813 million in corruption case
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) filed a suit at the High Court in Nairobi seeking to recover over Sh813 million from Kiambu Governor Paul Kimani Wamatangi and 13 others, alleging that the money represents proceeds of corruption.
According to the Commission, the recovery suit follows extensive investigations into allegations of corruption, conflict of interest, and unlawful acquisition of public property by Wamatangi during his tenure as Chairperson of the Senate Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing.
EACC claims that between the 2018/2019 and 2021/2022 financial years, Wamatangi abused his official position to influence the award of road construction and maintenance tenders by the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA), the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA), and the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) to companies linked to him.
The Commission added the governor “colluded with companies associated with him to engage in fraudulent practices through misrepresentation of facts, submission of forged documents, and false demonstration of technical capacity” to win public tenders.
The EACC further alleges that Wamatangi concealed his interest in the firms by transferring directorships to close relatives and associates while continuing to control the companies’ bank accounts as a signatory and ultimate beneficiary.
Investigations revealed that the five companies—Quick Fix Auto Garage Ltd, King Realtors Co. Ltd, King Group Co. Ltd, King Construction Co. Ltd, and Lub Plus Oil & Energy Co. Ltd—received cumulative payments totaling Sh813,145,532.40 from KeNHA, KURA, and KeRRA.
The payments, according to EACC were Quick Fix Auto Garage Ltd – Sh18.8 million (KeRRA), King Realtors Co. Ltd – Sh16.7 million and King Group Co. Ltd – Sh8.5 million (KeRRA) and KSh 21.3 million (KURA).
Others were King Construction Co. Ltd – Sh18.2 million (KeRRA) and Sh420.8 million (KeNHA), Lub Plus Oil & Energy Co. Ltd – KSh 24.4 million (KeRRA), Sh37.9 million (KURA), and Sh246.5 million (KeNHA).
EACC maintains that the payments were irregular and constituted proceeds of corruption obtained through fraudulent means.
The Commission filed an application seeking to freeze and preserve the assets of Governor Wamatangi and his co-defendants pending the determination of the case.
The application for injunction will be heard on November 18, 2025.
If successful, this would mark one of the largest asset recovery suits filed by the EACC in recent years, targeting public officials accused of using their positions to enrich themselves through state contracts.
Wamatangi and the other defendants are expected to respond to the allegations once they are formally served with court papers.