COURT CASE
Ensal Kenya Ltd is another company linked to the NYS payments.
According to online documents, the company is based in Nakuru and is prequalified — as supplier number 164 — by Nakuru County Government.
The list is for companies that will provide road and civil engineering services in the current and next financial year, which starts on July 1.
Era Two Thousand Enterprises received Sh273.9 million from NYS in one of the highest payouts.
But, according to the Kenya Law Report, the company was taken to court last year by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission and a private firm, Sale Superstores.
The case was filed under miscellaneous application number 67 of 2017 and sought to freeze the transfer of money from the company’s account at Barclays Bank, Queensway Branch in Nairobi.
MAGICAL KENYA
Era Two Thousand was listed as the second respondent while a Mr Evanson Thuo Waweru was the first.
The case was filed in the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Division of the High Court, which gave the orders sought in October last year.
Another company, Evergreen Enterprises Ltd, received Sh70.5 million from NYS.
Online records indicate the company is a prequalified supplier for the production and supply of branded promotional materials.
It is among the prequalified suppliers for Magical Kenya, which is run by Brand Kenya.
AUDITOR-GENERAL
Evertec General Trading Company Ltd, which received Sh68.7 million, is listed as the tenth company in the NYS dossier.
It has a Facebook page, but this remains inactive, although the identity of its marketer is also available on LinkedIn.
Interscope Tech and Services, which received Sh176 million of the NYS money, is also cited in the Auditor-General’s report of 2012, indicating it has had previous dealings with the government.
Others are Njewanga Enterprises (Sh80 million), Ngiwaco Enterprises (Sh117 million), Ngirispa Enterprises (Sh18 million) and Smart Variety Stores (Sh153 million).
This story was first published in the nation.co.ke