Man Charged with Obtaining Bribe of Sh2.9M From Children's Home

 

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has charged a man with fraudulently obtaining money from a children's home by pretending to help the facility's officers write off alleged taxes due to the Kenya Revenue Authority.


According to the charge sheet, Philip Mutua Kilonzo requested and obtained a bribe of Sh2.9 million from the children's home in order to influence the writing off of alleged taxes due to the KRA.

The EACC alleged that Kilonzo on October 4, 2020 at Afro Sayari Hotel within Nairobi County, requested for a bribe of Ksh 2.9 million from Joseph Ndambuki, Shedrack Mutisya and Simon Kioko all officials from United Africa Evangelical ministries and Grace Children's Home claiming that he would influence writing off alleged tax due to KRA from Grace Children's Home.


He faced another count of obtaining Ksh 2.9 million by false pretence from Grace Children's Home.


He denied both counts and was granted a Sh1 million bond with and alternative bail of Sh700,000.

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