The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission obtained orders on Tuesday freezing Sh18 million belonging to a National Treasury officer.
Tracy Njoki Kingé, a Finance officer at the National Treasury, is accused of embezzling public funds and abusing her position by accepting extraneous and facilitation allowances.
The Commission obtained an order freezing the funds in her various accounts at I&M and Cooperative Banks until the investigations were completed.
According to EACC investigations, Njoki received a total of Sh37 million in imprests, facilitation, and extraneous allowance between February 2020 and May 2022.
Upon further probing, the Anti-graft Commission found that between February 2020 and March 2022, she received Sh24,119,926 of allowance in her Cooperative bank account.
According to the Commission, of the Sh11.8 million received through her I&M bank account, Sh11 million was transferred to her fixed deposit accounts in the same bank, while Sh498,000 was withdrawn in cash, leaving a balance of Sh400,000.
It was also discovered that Sh6 million of the Sh24 million received through her Cooperative Bank account was used to purchase Treasury Bills, leaving Sh2.7 million as a balance.
EACC also determined that Njoki earned an average monthly salary of Sh50,954.53 between March 2020 and May 2022, totalling approximately Sh1.4 million during the investigation period.
