Cyrus Jirongo and Francis Atwoli Cotu secretary general Francis Atwoli have been summoned by the anti-graft agency over an inquiry into 200 million shillings land saga in Nairobi.
Politician David Murathe has also been summoned over an ongoing investigation into the Kemsa scandal.
COTU General Secretary Francis Atwoli is accused of receiving the money through a firm that is linked to one Cyrus Jirongo.
The firm allegedly received money from the county government of Nairobi as compensation for the land it claimed in Mukuru slums.
Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission carried an investigation into the claimed land and found out that the land in question belonged to a primary school and dispensary.
One of the officials of EACC said those who claimed the money as compensation did not have a title deed to warrant any payment to them.
After the firm associated with Cyrus Jirongo received the compensation money some of was transferred to bank accounts that is alleged to have belonged to Atwoli.
This prompted the EACC agency to summon the two to give a proper explain.
Jirongo arrived at the Integrity Centre gate on Thursday but refused to get in after realising there were journalists there waiting.
Atwoli said he had been asked to explain why he received the money that was seen to be illegal compensation.
He said he received about Sh60 million from Jirongo as part of a refund of Sh100 million he had lent him.
The balance was to be paid later. He said he did not know the source of the money.
A court found that Jirongo was personally liable to pay Sh110 million to Atwoli.
The court ruled that the Cotu boss has the right to enforce repayment against the Sh100 million friendly loan he advanced Jirongo, plus Sh10 million interest.
Jirongo had in court papers admitted receiving Sh100 million friendly loan in 2016 from Atwoli that was payable in 50 days, with an additional Sh10 million interest.
He said the agreement had provided that the money would be recovered from the debt the Nairobi county government owes his company, Kuza Farms and Allied Ltd.
The judge in his ruling, dismissed this line of argument saying that “in the face of the unequivocal acceptance of August 10, 2016, by Jirongo, to be personally liable for the advanced sums, he cannot shift liability to Kuza.”
The farm is said to have demanded to be compensated and received more than Sh200 million.
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Surely kenyan population is suffering and other people can enjoy monies upto just aloan of 100 million without any security??? In Kenya there are more Kenyans than others