How City Hall officials paid millions for air

Office of the governor of Nairobi at City Hall. [File, Standard]

For nearly six years, the Nairobi City County officials sent hundreds of millions of shillings to shadowy businesspeople for supplies that never arrived.

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) says at least Sh407 million vanished through fraudulent payments involving 14 businesses.

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