By MAUREEN KAKAHMore by this AuthorKitui MP Charles Mutisya Nyamai has gone to court seeking to stop his trial for allegedly obtaining wooden poles by false pretences in a Rural Electrification Project in Machakos County. Through lawyer Nicholas Kamwendwa, he disclosed that the charges arise from a botched contract of supplying 870 treated wooden poles for electricity transmission for lighting Kithimani-Makutano road within Machakos County, two years ago. He also claimed that another company called Simba Merchandising requested to use the MP’s firm’s documents to secure a similar contract. It is this third company that got the MP into trouble as it attempted to deposit cheques at the Kenya Commercial Bank which were rejected. According to the MP, instead of the police pursuing the owner of the said company, they have conducted investigations on him for obtaining money by false pretence.

Source: Daily Nation November 24, 2016 19:43 UTC