DPP denies receiving corruption letter linked to Nairobi City Hall scandal
The Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, denied receiving a letter of complaint on corrupt deals at the City Council of Nairobi in 2018.
The DPP vehemently denied receiving a letter from the then Bunge la Mwananchi President Henry Shitanda, concerning the raised issue of corruption in the county office.
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The DPP said that the face of the letter produced by the witness as evidence of what they wrote to the authorities does not align with the testimony given.
“Your honour, the face of the letter does not marry with the evidence the witness has given in court,” Prosecutor Akula told the court.
The State also informed the court that there is no DPP stamp acknowledging receipt of the said letter.
Appearing before the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court Principal Magistrate Charles Ondieki, Shitanda told the court that they wrote to the DPP on the matter on December 14, 2018.
Shitanda told the court how he received a complaint from employees of Nairobi County relating to corruption deals at City Hall.
“Your honour, in the matter regarding this case, we received a complaint from our members who work in the City Council of Nairobi,” Shitanda told the court.
According to Shitanda, the complaint raised was against Webtribe, also known as Jambo Pay, which was contracted by Nairobi County to collect revenues.
He also stated that the same letter was copied to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), and the then Nairobi County Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko.
“Your honour, when the matter was brought to Bunge la Mwananchi, we discussed it and the members authorised me to write a letter to the DPP on December 14, 2018. We copied the letter to the office of the DCI, the Anti-Corruption Commission, and the then Nairobi County Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko,” the witness told the court.
Shitanda informed the court that the letter was delivered and received the same day by all parties.
He also acknowledged receiving a reply from the office of the governor dated December 17, 2018.
“The letter said that he had received our complaint and had directed that investigations commence,” Shitanda told the court.
Shitanda, who is the second defence witness, also revealed that the DPP wrote to him saying they had received the letter from him and had directed for investigations.
Notably, he informed the court that he also received a call from DCI headquarters from a detective named Ole Sina.
He then proceeded to record his statement with the authorities on the matter.
“Your honour, I recorded my statement with him, and he was with other officers,” Shitanda told the court.
Shitanda is a witness in a case where the former Nairobi County boss is linked to the embezzlement of Ksh20 million from Nairobi County.
