Kilifi Governor, has his day with justice as he faces EACC in bid to clear his name over the Sh51million Scandal

Kilifi Governor, Amason Kingi today had his day with justice, in a bid to clear his name.
The governor this afternoon arrived at the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission for a grilling session over the questionable expenditure of taxpayers monies amounting to Sh51 million.
Kingi, arrived at Integrity Centre on Monday, accompanied by Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho, Kisumu Senator James Orengo, woman representative Aisha Jumwa and more than 50 supporters.
Amason Kingi, has insisted he is innocent and ODM leader has also expressed his support for the governor.
To make sure nothing was left to chance, dozens of GSU personnel were deployed outside the Integrity premises, as the governor was expected to be flanked by his supporters.
 
The auditor general, Edward Ouko in his audit report for financial year 2014 – 2015 raised queries about the how ksh51million was spent.
The money was allegedly stolen through the national online payment system, IFMIS.
Following the scandal, the Governor suspended 10 county officials whose IFMIS passwords are said to have been used to steal the funds.
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Kingi was also summoned over the alleged purchase of 11 acres of bus park land in Mtwapa at Ksh308 million.
The Kilifi government obtained court orders on Friday, compelling the national government to freeze the assets and accounts of companies alleged to have stolen the money from county coffers.
The five Nairobi companies; Daima One Enterprises, Leadership Edge Associates, Kilingi Investment, Makegra Supplies and Zohali Supplies which have been linked to the scandal have already been sued according to the county government of Kilifi.