Evans Kidero, the former governor of Nairobi County, and 12 others appeared in court on Friday accused of conspiring to defraud the Nairobi City County of Ksh. 58 million.

PHOTO | COURTESY Evans Kidero 

Per the charge sheet, Kidero and his co-suspect are accused of committing the crime between January 6, 2014, and January 16, 2014.

They were accused of several crimes, including money laundering, illegally acquiring public property, abuse of office, and conspiracy to commit corruption.

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According to court documents obtained by Citizen Digital, the sum above of Ksh. Fifty-eight million was improperly transferred as payment to a law firm.

PHOTO | COURTESY Evans Kidero

They all entered not-guilty pleas. The earlier cash bail they had been given was upheld by the court.

The former governor's political light seems to dim with each passing day. He is involved in an election dispute with the current governor of Homabay County. Even though Governor Gladys Wanga defeated him by a margin of up to 90,000 votes, he still had to give up on running the autonomous entity.

PHOTO | COURTESY Gladys WangaEvans Kidero 

He was appointed the Ministry of Investment, Trade, and Industry's Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) but is not stepping down from this court battle.