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    "content": "for the proposed Refurbishment of the Deputy President’s official residence at Karen, at a cost of KShs55,559,520.00. (b)Payment Voucher of KShs55,133,265.92 was received on 10/01/2023 as the 1st Interim payment in respect of the contract ODP/RT/001/2022-2023. (c)An agreement letter dated 22nd December 2022 between the Office of Deputy President and Agrobriq Investment Limited for the proposed renovation of the Deputy President’s official residence in Karen. Bhavika Nathalal Hirani signed the document as a Director of Agrobriq Investment Limited. On 23rd January, 2023, the funds were suspiciously transferred through a transfer of Kshs45,000,000.00 to a related entity (i.e. Vaghjiyani Enterprises Limited). Shockingly, the account had been dormant for around nine months before it received the payment from the office of the Deputy President, adding to the reasonable suspicion that it was a special-purpose vehicle to siphon funds for His Excellency Rigathi Gachagua. (b) Lusona Events Limited This is an events management company that was registered on 30th October, 2012 under certificate number CPR/2012/87037. The company directors are— (i) Esther Wanjiru Njenga. (ii) Cecilia Muthoni Njenga. The company operates two bank accounts at the SBM Bank, which it opened in 2015. The company’s directors are account signatories. Ian Njuguna Gitata was also introduced as an account signatory and is the sole account operator, pointing to the likelihood that he is the beneficial owner. Between 1st January, 2024 and 11th July, 2024, the account at SBM Bank received a total of Kshs100,262,821.43 from the Office of the Deputy President, characterised by the receipt of multiple transfers. On 2nd July 2024, the Deputy President’s Office paid Lusona Events Limited part of the abovementioned proceeds of corruption and money laundering in eight transactions in a single day as follows—"
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