EACC Seizes Assets Worth Ksh.100 Million Belonging To Gov’t Officer Earning Ksh.100
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has seized assets worth Ksh.100 million belonging to an officer of the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KERRA), Kajiado County Office.
The officer, Esther Wanjiru Chege, is believed to have fraudulently acquired the assets including millions of shillings and 13 parcels of land scattered in various towns including: Kiambu, Nyandarua, Naivasha, Makueni and Kajiado.
In a report issued on Friday, EACC said Wanjiru is under investigation “for alleged conflict of interest, embezzlement of public funds and unexplained wealth.”
The anti-graft body seized the 13 title deeds after the assets were frozen by the High Court in Machakos on July 19, 2022.
The court also ordered that Wanjiru’s Equity bank account holding Ksh.3,295,271 be frozen...