A Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) officer whose three accounts containing Ksh.21 million were frozen by EACC now claims to be in financial DISTRESS and unable to meet his daily costs, service loans, pay dowry, and his lawyers.
Daniel Wambua states in his affidavit that he has been suspended from employment and is in financial hardship.
In addition, he claims that his reputation has been damaged since he has been unfairly portrayed as untrustworthy in the eyes of his in-laws.
“The applicant’s malicious acts have led to my suspension at my workplace and as such, I have been subjected to great turmoil and financial distress,” reads the affidavit.
“The application freezing my accounts is vexatious, malicious, ill-informed, ill-willed and unfounded,” he told the court.
Through his lawyer Danstan Omari, Wambua says that the frozen funds were designated for the settlement of all financial obligations related to the dowry payment and the broader ceremony.
“The singular intent for establishing this account was to accumulate funds earmarked for the dowry payment,” reads the court papers.
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) obtained High Court orders freezing over Ksh.21 million held in three bank accounts held by Wambua.
Wambua, a junior Accountant at the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA), is said to have amassed a total of Ksh.21,189,125 in four months.
The commission is investigating allegations that Munywoki accumulated this wealth, which it says is way beyond his known legitimate sources of income, through corrupt dealings.
