NAIROBI, KENYA Jun 17 — A former Taita Taveta County Government official has been charged at the Voi Anti-Corruption Court over allegations of a KSh 8.3 million fraudulent imprest scandal.
Geffrey Kimonge Mbogo, who served as the County’s Director of Political Affairs, pleaded not guilty to multiple counts, including the fraudulent acquisition of public property.
He is also denied deceiving his principal, after being accused of utilizing his high-ranking position within the county executive to systematically siphon public funds by claiming allowances for official administrative functions and international travel that investigators establish he never actually attended.
According to the details presented in court by Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Evah Kanyuira, the multi-million shilling fraud took place on diverse dates between November 20, 2015, and December 16, 2016. During this period, the accused person allegedly engaged in a pattern of public property acquisition that heavily compromised the county’s financial integrity.
“The accused person fraudulently acquired public property from the said county government, to wit, a total sum of 8,303,021.00 for various activities which he purported to have taken place in various places, including Dubai, Mombasa, Arusha, Nairobi and Taita Taveta,” Kanyuira stated.
The prosecution’s case file stated that the accused managed to secure the disbursements by generating multiple official imprest warrants. These financial requests were ostensibly earmarked to facilitate critical county operations, bilateral engagements, and official duties across a wide geographical network.
”By certifying that the high-profile field activities and international travel logistics were legitimate, he caused the county government to lose millions to projects that existed strictly on paper,” ODPP said in a statement.
The court directed that the accused person be released upon paying a cash bail of KSh 1,000,000. Alternatively, he was granted the option of securing his freedom by presenting a bond of KSh 2,000,000 with a similar surety.
The court has scheduled the matter to be mentioned on July 1, 2026..
