The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has gone to court to recover Sh358.5 million in property allegedly stolen from the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) in Mombasa.
According to court documents, the prime property contains KRA executive staff quarters in the Kizingo neighbourhood.
Former Kiambu Governor William Kabogo Gitau is one of 22 defendants named in a complaint filed Wednesday in the Environment and Land Court.
Ashok Labhshanker Doshi, a tycoon from Mombasa, is also named in the action.
Wilson Gachanja and Sammy Mwaita, former Commissioners of Lands, have both been accused with abuse of authority and violation of public trust for assisting the illegal purchase of public land.
Mr Kabogo is implicated in the case involving plot where he is listed as the initial allottee before the property was transferred to Delgreen Limited, Mr Doshi, Pratibha Ashok Doshi and Doshi Group of Companies, who are the current owners.
Sheikh Ali Taib is listed as a defendant in the case that involves the transactions relating to parcel where EACC alleges a parking yard was carved out and a residential unit constructed.
EACC says the parcel was initially allotted to Sheikh Taib and is now under the ownership of Dhrinder Kumar, Lalji Vimal, Lalji Rahishi Shah and Kasturben Lalji Raishi Shah.
EACC wants the court to declare all the title deeds owned by those it has sued invalid, null and void and ownership of the properties reverted to KRA.
