The High Court on Thursday declined to grant Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) orders to seize Ksh643.2 million assets belonging to a former Nairobi County official and his wife.
In his ruling, Justice Nixon Sifuna cited inadequate evidence as the main reason for declining EACC’s request to seize the assets belonging to Wilson Nahashon Kanani, the proprietor of the 1824 nightclub.
The Commission had moved to court seeking orders to seize assets belonging to the businessman allegedly obtained through fraud.
EACC filed the suit against Kanani, a junior City Hall employee and director of 1824, a popular bar and night club along Langata Road, Nairobi, failed to explain the source of his multi-million wealth.
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The unexplained assets include landed properties, high-end vehicles, and Ksh48 million held in various bank accounts.
Investigations established that the suspect was a development control officer at City Hall earning a net salary of Ksh55,866.
Further investigations showed that in 5 years, the suspect transacted a total of Ksh643.2 million and accumulated assets whose value was way beyond his known legitimate sources of income.
Reportedly, these corrupt dealings were transacted through bank accounts in his name, companies, spouse, and minor children.
EACC argued that his salary was not commensurate with the wealth he acquired in a short time.
Yesterday, a court sentenced 2 former National Youth Service (NYS) senior officers to seven and five years imprisonment for using false documents, contrary to Section 347(a) as read with Section 349 of the Penal Code to defraud the Service.
The two were convicted of defrauding the NYS Service Ksh791 million in one of the popular corrupt sagas in Kenya.
In the forgery allegations, the court established the two used a forged Ministry of Public Works supplies branch circular, which they purported to be a genuine document issued by the said ministry.
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