Controversial political analyst Mutahi Ngunyi has admitted that his company was paid Sh11, 875,000 by NYS without having sent an invoice.
Ngunyi in a letter dated 29th July 2016 to Devolution Secretary Sicily Kariuki says his company, The Consulting House, is ready to refund the government the Sh11,875,000 “malicious payment” within 15 days.
He said the payment was made on April 23, 2015 through “inward remittance proceeds”.
“If in the affirmative, my instruction is to refund the money to GoK (Government of Kenya) with instantaneous immediacy and NOT to exceed 15 days from the date of receipt of this letter,” reads Ngunyi’s letter.
“Kindly supply us with the modalities of returning the funds through a banker’s cheque or RTGS (real-time gross settlement systems). Similarly, furnish us with details of the recipient as per government Standing Operating Procedures.”
“We are also interested to know how this old invoice passed the 25 or so stages at IFMIS undetected. We hold the view that this was done in malice and was meant to discredit and fight the innovations our firm introduced at NYS.”
The letter which he posted on Twitter Thursday night has generated a heated debate among Kenyans, with some calling for his arrest over fraud claims.