Auctioneers raid Ngirici home over Sh5 million chopper debt
Auctioneers yesterday raided the residence of Kirinyaga Women representative Purity Ngirici over a Sh5 million helicopter debt.
Ngirici is said to have hired chopper services between May 8 and August 17, 2016 incurring a cost of Sh5.9 million.
NCS Auctioneers stormed the Runda home in the morning seeking to seize household items, however, despite having a warrant and accompanied by police officers, they failed to cart away the items they had seized.
According to Timothy Owuor of NCS Auctioneers, Nguciri’s lawyer, Murang’a senator Irungu Kang’ata, calmed down things and promised to deliver a cheque to the auctioneers office.
“Yes the lawyer (Kangata) agreed to drop a check in our office,” he said.
Speaking to a local daily, Ngirici said she was unaware of the matter until the auctioneers landed at her home yesterday linking her woes to her close association with Deputy President William Ruto.
The air service provider, linked to the Kenyatta family, claims Sh3.9 million after the woman MP settled Sh1.96 million, being part of the Sh5.9 million bill.
The lawmaker was sued alongside her husband Andrew Ngirici for the outstanding debt which arose from the use of the chopper between May 8 to August 17, 2016.
“The pilot took the defendants and their colleagues to various destinations around the country and delivered its work pursuant to the agreement,” the suit papers read.
In the suit papers, Flex Air said the outstanding balance remains unpaid adding that the same continues to attract interest and incidental legal costs.
The firm wanted the court to compel the two to pay the outstanding debt, meet the cost of the case, and pay interest.
