Aisha Jumwa freed on bail after being charged with graft-related offences

By , K24 Digital
On Mon, 31 Aug, 2020 13:27 | < 1 min read
Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa is accused of misappropriating Ksh19 million CDF monies alongside six other people. [PHOTO | FILE]
Gender and Public Service CS Aisha Jumwa. PHOTO/File

Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa has been released on a Sh2 million cash bail after denying several graft-related charges levelled against her.

The MP faced six charges, including conspiracy to commit an offence of corruption, money laundering and acquisition of proceeds of crime.

Jumwa's woes stem from accusation's of embezzling funds meant for the construction of a sub-county education office block.

The MP was arraigned with six others, among them Malindi Constituency Development Fund (CDF) manager Wachu Omar, committee members Bernard Riba, Kennedy Otieno, Sophia Said and Margaret Kalume.

Others charged alongside them are Robert Katana and Multiserve Contractors Limited.

They were charged that between May 14, 2018, and October 12, 2018, the jointly conspired to commit an offence of corruption, namely defrauding the government Sh19 million.

Jumwa and Katana were also charged with money laundering for allegedly concealing a Sh900,000 transaction, funds they knew were proceeds of crime.

The matter will come up for pre-trial on September 17.