Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero is being investigated by the Kenya Revenue Authority, over the source of an alleged Sh2.7 billion in a bank account of a foundation he is associated with.
The foundation has allegedly not submitted audited returns to the NGO Co-ordination Board for at least three years now, whose treasurer is Dr Kidero’s son, Mr Ronald Odhiambo.
The foundation risks its bank accounts being frozen in two weeks’ time if the bosses fail to reveal the source of the money.
The governor has however dissociated himself from the foundation, saying that it was a different entity from him.
Besides Mr Odhiambo, the other officials at the foundation are Dr Kidero’s head of the Public Service Board, Mr Phillip Kungu Opondo, and his Chief of Staff, Mr George Wainaina Njogu.
Kidero has been on the spotlight after the Auditor-General, Dr Edward Ouko, said that Nairobi City County was unable to account for over Sh20 billion.