^{By Alex Wekesa.}

Following summons by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), owners of auctioneer firms involved in the sale of assets for Matili Technical Training Institute over a fake and fraudulent debt presented themselves to EACC detectives for statement recording.

The suspects include Brown Tsuma Mukanda and Kennedy Kweyu Shikuku, proprietors of Eshikhoni Auctioneers, who benefited from the proceeds of the sale of a Matili driving school vehicle worth Kshs 5.4 million, which was sold for Kshs 1.2 million.

They were summoned alongside Samson Itonde, owner of Dominion Auctioneers, who is currently engaged by Ramagon Construction Company Ltd to seize and auction more assets on account of a payment claim that EACC investigations have since established to be fake and non-existent.

The auctioneers are being questioned as part of ongoing investigations into allegations of corruption, unlawful acquisition of public property, and conspiracy to commit economic crimes related to public properties belonging to Matili Technical Training Institute.

The summons followed the arrest on Thursday of three directors of Ramagon Construction Company Limited: Abdi Barre Abdi, Hassan Bare Abdi, and Nagenye Mohamud Dahir. They are being investigated over procurement irregularities, theft of public funds, and fraudulent acquisition of public property concerning tenders awarded to Ramagon Construction Company Limited. The Commission recorded their statements and released them on bond, with a requirement to report back to EACC on 29th May 2025 for further investigation.

Preliminary investigations have established that the directors of Ramagon Construction Company Limited conspired with public officials to irregularly vary Tender No. MTTI/MOHEST/2/2010-2011, originally valued at KES 29,311,659, to KES 58,997,852 for the construction of the twin workshops complex at Matili Technical Training Institute in Bungoma County during the 2010/2011 financial year.

This led to an overpayment of KES 22,038,736.18 for services not rendered.Further, the company devised a fraudulent scheme to falsely claim an additional KES 9,071,000 from Matili Technical Training Institute, which had already been paid to them, leading to the fraudulent disposal of public property through Eshikhoni Auctioneers and Dominion Auctioneer.