CAPTION: Edward Muriu Kamau, a lawyer linked to multiple criminal cases and fraudulent activity, constituting to professional misconduct which has been overlooked by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK).
A case which we recently covered regarding corrupt practices by a group of thieves linked to Peter Kenneth, has been reactivated by the Office of Director of Public Prosecutions. The case involving Jackson Johnson Githaka, the former MD of Kenya Reinsurance Corporation, is scheduled for hearing on 30th April of this year.
Amongst the co-conspirators in this criminal activity to defraud Kenya RE, is none other than Edward Muriu Mungai, partner at Muriu & Mungai Co., Advocates. He works together with the flamboyant Nani Mungai, who is representing Bob Collymore in a defamation suit against blogger Cyprian Nyakundi.
Both lawyers are also partners at Wasini Resorts Limited, operators of the Wasini Apartments in Westlands, where university student Mercy Keino was last seen alive, after attending a house party in that residence.
Both are also directors at Mayfair Insurance, which is the underwriter for all of Harun Mwau’s property. They share a directorship of the company with Peter Kenneth, the light skin political non-starter, who has been on sabbatical for the last 4 years, and now wants to be handed the Nairobi Governorship on a silver platter because he believes he is beautiful.
With the reactivation of the criminal case against J. Githaka and his co-conspirators, focus now shifts to Muriu and Mungai Co., advocates, whose lead partner Edward Muriu Kamau is said to be the architect of the scheme to illegally transfer property owned by Kenya Reinsurance Corporation.
Nani Mungai is also linked as being the conduit of bribes destined for Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich, to renew the Dela Rue cash-printing contract via Jubilee political activist Tony Gachoka in 2013.
Edward Muriu is no stranger to criminal activities and has been charged on numerous occasions for theft and illegal transactions.
He has previously been charged alongside a High Court Judge Justice Juma Chitembwe, former NSSF boss Rachael Lumbasyo and lawyer Stephen Kiplagat with conspiracy to defraud NSSF between January 9, 2008 and March 10, the same year.
They did so by causing five parcels of land belonging to the pensions’ fund to be transferred to and registered in the name of M/s Delta Square Ltd without payment to NSSF of the balance of the Sh1.2 billion purchase price.
According to the charge sheet, this was contrary to the directives of the Board of Trustees of NSSF and in breach of terms of the sale agreement in terms of the said five parcels of land between the fund and M/s Delta Resources Ltd.
It is still unclear how Edward Muriu Kamau is still being allowed to practice, together with Judge Juma Chitembwe. The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) seems to be very selective in their move to dis-bar lawyers linked to fraud. Can it be a coincidence that this one lawyer is connected to property disputes covering insurance funds like Kenya RE and NSSF?
