Governor Mwangi Wa Iria to be charged Wednesday

Murang’a Governor Mwangi Wa Iria was on Tuesday allowed to skip court summons to attend the burial of former Kandara Member of Parliament George Mwicigi.

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) deferred his appearance in court to Wednesday.

Wa Iria was expected to take plea  over allegations of obstructing EACC detectives from a conducting a search at his home in Thika when they raided his house in January this year.

Wa Iria was arrested Monday afternoon at the Aga Khan Hospital where he had gone to see a patient before being released on a bond of 100,000 shillings after being interrogated at Integrity Center.

In April 2015, Wa Iria  was arrested by the EACC detectives and taken to court for allegedly misleading the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) by failing to disclose he was convicted in a criminal case before Makadara Magistrate’s Court.

However, the High Court issued orders restraining the EACC and the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Keriako Tobiko from arresting him in relation to the allegations.

Tobiko had authorised Wa Iria’s prosecution on the grounds that he had provided false information to the IEBC in 2012.

According to the EACC, the Murang’a County boss had been summoned on several occasions to respond to the questions touching on his integrity, but he failed to honour the summons.

Wa Iria was accused of deceiving and knowingly misleading the anti-graft body when he filled the integrity form prior to the 2013 elections.

The Murang’a governor is accused of allegedly deceiving and knowingly misleading the anti-graft body, when he filled the integrity form ahead of the 2013 General Election.