EACC Gives Key Evidence In 3.5B Anglo Leasing Scandal

Switzerland has been conducting proceedings against three people on suspicion of money laundering since April 2009 in connection with the affair.

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has given evidence from the SWISS Authorities on what transpired in the 3.5B Anglo Leasing Case against Rashman Kamani, Deepak Kamani, Joseph Magari, Joseph Onyoka and Dave Mwangi.

The evidence includes banking records obtained by the office of the Attorney general from the Swiss lawyer assisting Kenya in the case.

The government of Kenya had earlier on requested the translation of the evidence into the English language.

The evidence show that 181 US Dollars were taken out of the Kenyan treasury through six of the cases and placed in Swiss bank accounts.

Ms Balmer said, Switzerland has been conducting proceedings against three people on suspicion of money laundering since April 2009 in connection with the affair.

She said a number of bank accounts in Switzerland had been identified and frozen.

This was a progressive move in the case coming after Justice Esther Maina overturned the Magistrate’s ruling that had struck out crucial evidence from Switzerland where the Key transactions allegedly took place.

In the graft case, taxpayers lost 3.5B in payment for services not rendered.

Part of the evidence that the lower court had struck out arose from independent investigations conducted by the UK government and Swiss authorities in support of the Kenyan case and transmitted through mutual legal assistance channels.