The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has acted, obtaining High Court preservation orders to freeze sh21.2 million suspected of being obtained illegally from three bank accounts linked to a Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) junior accountant.
Daniel Munywoki Wambua acquired and amassed illicit wealth far in excess of his known legitimate sources of income.
EACC informed the Court that it reasonably believes the Kes.21,189,125 is illicit wealth and requests that it be held for six (6) months pending investigations in order to stop it from being dissipated, transferred, withdrawn, or disposed of, rendering the intended recovery suit nugatory.
According to EACC, the money was in the bank accounts for approximately four months.
Suspicion arose as a result of the officer’s significant wealth accumulation, which appears to be inconsistent with the officer’s known lawful income sources, strongly indicating the corrupt acquisition of public funds.
The junior accountant’s bank accounts were frozen on August 10th.
