Nairobi — Three ministry of Roads employees and a company on Friday appeared in court charged with corruption.

Mr Richard Murigu, Ms Lucy Wanjiru, Mr Douglas Kiboi and Graw Enterprises denied the charges before Nairobi magistrate Cecilia Githua.

Mr Murigu and Graw Enterprises faced five charges of fraudulently acquiring Sh16 million from the ministry.

This, the court heard, they did by pretending that they delivered 450,000 litres of bitumen to Nairobi's Wilson Airport on June 30, 2007.

Ms Wanjiru and Mr Kiboi each faced four counts of failing to comply with the law.

Graw Enterprises was said to have been paid about Sh6.5 million for the delivery.

Mr Kiboi allegedly issued a counter receipt voucher certifying that 150,000 litres of bitumen had been delivered by Graw Enterprises and received at the Wilson Airport depot on June 29, 2007.

The three accused had been arraigned in court on Wednesday, but did not plead to the charges after it emerged that the charge sheet was defective. The case will be heard on December 8 with a mention on November 13.