Mua Ward MCA Francis Mwaniki Ngunga is arraigned in a machakos court for failing to pay his business licenses.
Ngunga's businesses were raided by a battalion of county officials from all departments and escorted by a detachment of the County Inspectorate Askaris days after demanding accountability in the use of Kes 300m in the rehabilitation/ construction of 80 dams. Ngunga is questioning why contracts for the dams were awarded to Somalis.
Ngunga has also alleged that the local public mortuary had been closed down due to poor management of county affairs.
Wavinya shot back claiming the civic leader, who is a contractor, was attempting to intimidate her into offering him some contracts to buy his silence.
These claims have been raised by othe local leaders as well as civil society and local activists and the government has not offered a solid response.
The raid on the businesses only targeted Ngunga's two hotels and a private school, underlining that the alleged inspection was selective and targeted.
Ngunga appeared before Machakos Chief Magistrate Francis Andayi and pleaded not guilty to all the three counts.
In the first count the law maker was charged with conducting school business with no permit.,a count that he pleaded not guilty and was released on 10,000 cash bail.
On the second and third counts, Ngunga was charged with operating two bars without permits.
He was admitted to Kes 10,000 cash bail on the first count and Kes 15,000 cash bail on the second and third counts.
Three of his employess were also arraigned in the same court failing to obtain food handling certificates and were released on a Kes 10,000 cash bail each.
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