It is a blow for Trans Nzoia Senator Allan Chesang after the withdrawal of fraud charges against him in Sh 25 million Department of Defense fake tender failed fo the third time.
Chesang had made an application to have the charges against him withdrawn on grounds that he was willing to pay Sh 17 million which was deposited in his account implicating him in the matter.
Trial Magistrate Dolphina Alego directed the Senator to repay the money and inform the court.
The Magistrate also told the complainant to appear in court on 7th May to confirm the payment.
On the other side, the complainant told the court that he had not received full amount from the Senator.
However, Chesang told the court that he had paid the money through complainant’s lawyer.
The magistrate directed the investigating officer in the case to do an inquiry on the said transactions to establish the true position of the matter.
Chesang is charged alongside Clifford Okoth Ongugo alias Victor Wandera, David Kahi Ambuku, Cliff Moseti Obwogi, Boniface Kamau Macharia, Ellyshah Onyango Oswago, and Esther Kalungu Ngotho.
The seven are accused of conspiring to steal Sh 25,950,000 from Wil Developers and Construction Limited purporting it to be a payment for 175,000 Jute Gunny Bags allegedly delivered to the Department of Defence in service of a Contract Refence No. MODP/SUPPLS/0451-270/2017-18/SP.
It is alleged that the accused persons committed the offense between 28th December 2017 and 22nd March 2018 in Nairobi.
Chesang and his co-accused persons are also charged with obtaining a total of Sh 25 million from Johnson Wambua Mwanzia by pretending that they had acquired a tender to supply to supply Jute Gunny Bags to the Department of Defence.
They accused persons are also facing several charges of forgery and uttering forged documents.
