A whistleblower has exposed troubling details about a principal procurement officer in Kilifi County.
According to the information, the procurement officer, who is a major shareholder in Bepri General Supplies Limited, has amassed considerable wealth through questionable procurement practices.
Between 2019 and 2020 her company secured tenders from various county governments totaling over KSh 23 million.
Munga allegedly used these funds to purchase several properties, including plots along major roads and a beachfront, and acquired high-end vehicles.]
She reportedly orchestrated a scheme where she awarded tenders to companies linked to her allies and family members, receiving payments in cash.
The funds from these tenders were used to finance her luxurious lifestyle, including a Ksh 24 million mansion and high-value vehicles.
She also received a KSh 1 million loan from Imarika Sacco and has continued to benefit from fraudulent tendering activities.
The matter has been reported to the EACC under report number 110734.
“Hi Cyprian, I’d like to whistleblow on a certain Procurement officer in Kilifi County on conflict of interest and corruption. I have all the information and supporting documents. Priscilla Mwaka Munga, a principal procurement officer in the county government of Kilifi though a public servant, has gone on to accumulate vast wealth through unscrupulous procurement methods and schemes. Priscilla Munga is the majority shareholder and director of her company, Bepri General Supplies Limited. Her company, Bepri General Supplies Limited, was awarded a total of 4 tenders between 2019-2020 by County Government of Mombasa, County Government of Kwale, and County Government of Machakos totaling to KES 23,838,794. Through her company Bepri, she proceeded to buy a piece of land along the Mombasa-Malindi highway (L.R. 5054/735) some meters from Naivas supermarket at KES 8 million. She initiated the purchase of a beach plot along Bofa road (Block 4 UNS. Residential NO 251) at KES 11 million, securing it with a KES 4 million deposit. Priscilla purchased a 2.5-acre parcel of land (Kilifi/Mtondia 2137) at KES 2.4 million in the Jamii town/Mtondia area. Some 17 acres were purchased along the Kilifi-Ganze route at Mrima wa Kuku area. In Malindi, Priscilla purchased a beach plot in Watamu, and some two other parcels of land. Also purchased was a Toyota Hilux (KCT 080P) at KES 3.5 million, a Mazda CX5 (KCX 620V) at KES 1.8 million. She went on to construct a one-storey bedsitter complex within Kilifi Town. Managed by a rental agent, she earns a monthly rental income of KES 30,000 which is paid into her account by her ex-husband, Bernard Kamwende Ndzai, a former KEMRI employee who resigned 6 years ago and has since been rendered an alcoholic pauper since their separation 5 years ago. Priscilla also constructed some 18-unit bedsitters opposite the County Government of Kilifi’s Public Service Board offices in Fumbini area. The units are mainly vacant thus no rental income collected. In her tenure, she served as the principal procurement officer of roads, County Government of Kilifi, where she commenced a symbiotic sexual relationship with the then Chief of Roads. She managed to hatch a plan where she not only schemed but also invited, evaluated, and awarded herself tenders by proxy to the companies of her closest allies and family members. Her allies being; Daniel Sanga, a casual at Ministry of Roads, County Government of Kilifi, Daniel’s Girlfriend, Maureen Murigi, Faith Cherono, Christine Mkamburi, a casual at Ministry of Lands, County Government of Kilifi, Priscilla’s brother Jackson Chilumo, and his wife’s company were also used in this tendering scheme. Upon payment, the mentioned parties would withdraw the funds from their company’s accounts and deliver the funds to Priscilla Munga in hard cash in exchange for a small monetary token. The scheme runs up to date. She was also able to buy tenders from the former Member of County Assembly, Ganda Ward, Reuben Katana in the financial year 2020/2021. Even if Priscilla’s company Bepri only legitimately worked for less than two years, in June 2023, she received a tender payment into Bepri’s bank account at Premier Bank, from the County Government of Narok through forged documents and unclear circumstances. In June 2022, Priscilla embarked on the construction of a 4-bedroom mansion in the Jamii Town/Mtondia area (Kilifi/Mtondia 2137) costs running KES 24 million. The project was funded by a mortgage Priscilla had received from the County Government of Kilifi in August 2023, a KES 1 million loan from Imarika Sacco in January 2024, the rest of the construction costs were covered by the hard cash received from the fraudulent tendering scheme. In July 2023, Priscilla acquired a 2014 BMW X3 (KDM 797N) at KES 3.8 million, which has now been gifted to the current director of Malindi Water, in exchange for future award of tender works. For example, Letter of award, reference number: MAWASCO/MLD/C042/VOL.1/23994. Her company was also awarded two tenders in the County Government of Makueni in the financial year 2023/2024 amounting to KES 6,673,791. With a monthly income of less than KES 70,000, of which KES 30,000 is from her rental income, her two children Hope Kanazi and Robert Ndzai have been fortunate enough to school at Kivukoni School for the past 4 years, with a combined fee of KES 500,000 per term. She has no other businesses nor any other source of income besides her fraudulent tendering schemes and rental income. The matter was reported to EACC report number 110734.”
