Mwangi Wa Iria, the former governor of Murang'a, was ordered by the High Court on Monday to appear immediately at the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) headquarters in Nairobi.
Justice Nixon Sifuna ordered Wa Iria and other parties who have not yet entered a plea in the Ksh. 140 million Murang'a County graft cases to appear before the EACC on Tuesday so that their statements and fingerprints could be taken before entering a plea at the Milimani Law Courts.
Failure to do this, the court directed that they be arrested.
Wa Iria had obtained conservatory orders from Murang'a High Court alongside his co-accused individuals in the case, his brother-in-law Solomon Mutura Kimani and his wife Jane Waigwe Kimani.
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On April 25, however, Murang'a High Court Judge James Wakiaga invalidated the orders and sent the case to the Nairobi High Court Division on Economic Crimes and Anti-Corruption for additional guidance.
The petition contesting the DPP's choice to charge Wairia and the co-accused will be discussed on May 2.
Along with Patrick Kagumu Mukuria, Jane Wanjiru Mbuthia, David Maina Kiama, and David Mamma Njeri, Wa Iria, his spouse, and brother-in-law are also charged.
They are connected to procurement fraud through the awarding of irregular tenders and other irregularities totaling Ksh. 140 million between 2015 and 2016.
