How Jimi Wanjigi Allegedly Made Billions Of Money From The Govt

Miguna Miguna has gone a step further in his takedown of Jimmy Wanjigi, this time zeroing in on a specific and deeply serious allegation that Wanjigi was awarded a government contract by former President Mwai Kibaki without competitive bidding, did absolutely nothing to fulfill the terms of that contract, and walked away with tens of billions of public money for work that was never done.

The allegation strikes at the very heart of Wanjigi's carefully constructed public image. He has been presenting himself on television and social media as a man who understands Kenya's debt crisis, who can identify the rot in the system, and who has the credibility and the courage to fix what others have broken. Miguna is saying that image is built on stolen foundations.

A contract awarded without competitive bidding is already a red flag in any governance system. A contract where the recipient is paid tens of billions and delivers nothing in return is not just a red flag, it is a scandal. And Miguna is putting Wanjigi's name directly at the centre of one, demanding that he answer for it before he continues positioning himself as Kenya's economic saviour.

Miguna widened his net beyond just Wanjigi, warning that all those who have benefited from fraudulent contracts over the years will eventually be made to account for the trillions in public funds that have been lost through such arrangements. The reckoning, he suggested, is coming regardless of how cleverly these individuals reinvent themselves in the public eye.

His message to Kenyans was equally direct. Not all of us are stupid. Changing your suit and picking up a microphone does not erase a paper trail, and in Kenya's current political climate, that trail is becoming harder and harder to hide.