PRINCIPAL, TEACHER ARRESTED OVER AN IRREGULAR COMPUTER TENDER AND “COOKED” MINUTES; TEACHERS’ NEWS
In a nutshell;
Chania Girls High School principal was arraigned in court for irregularly awarding a tender and forging documents to justify it.
The tender in question is worth Sh 403, 100, and was awarded to Mr. Robert Njoroge Mwangi to supply computers and computer accessories to the school.
The principal of Chania Girls High School Ms. Nduku Kimei Monica was arraigned in Thika on Wednesday over graft charges.
She is said to have flouted procurement laws and forging documents to irregularly award the tender.
According to the prosecution, the tender is worth Sh 403, 100, and was awarded to Mr. Robert Mwangi for the supply of computer and computer accessories to the school.
FORGED MINUTES
Reports by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Committee EACC officials who have been investigating the matter said that Ms. Kimei did not issue a notice of termination to the bidders who were interested in supplying the accessories to the school.
The principal is also accused of forging documents for the procurement meeting which “occurred” on November 21, 2015.
“Being the accounting officer and principal of the school with the intent to influence the procurement process of purchase of computer accessories, in the school made a false document namely minutes of a procurement committee,” reads part of the charge sheet.
BRIBE
The “successful bidder” Mr. Mwangi is said to have offered a bribe of Kshs 5, 200 to the school bursar Ms. Wangeci Maina as a gift for facilitating the smooth payment of the tender.
Mr. Nnjoroge is also said to have bribed Mr. Shadrack Mutinda, a computer studies teacher of Sh 5, 000 to push for payment after his company won the tender.
The teacher also received an additional Sh 3, 100 from the bidder after the payment was made.
The three co-accused denied the charges and were released on sh 200, 000 cash bail or a bond sh 300, 000.
The case will be heard on July 21, 2020.
