EACC to appeal court ruling that allowed Nairobi County officer to keep Ksh.643M assets
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The Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission (EACC) has moved to the Court of Appeal, seeking to overturn the High Court ruling that allowed Nairobi county government officer Wilson Kanani to access Ksh.642.2 million worth of assets.
The ruling by Justice Nixon Sifuna gave Kanani the greenlight to keep the assets, which the anti-graft body had declared unexplained wealth.
In its submissions, EACC informed the High Court its investigations unearthed massive wealth to the tune of more than Ksh.1 billion linked to Kanani through bank accounts and companies under his name, spouse and associates.
EACC said Kanani only satisfactorily explained Ksh.400 million failing to account for more than Ksh.600 million, which the anti-graft body holds are proceeds of corruption and liable to forfeiture to the State.
In its notice of appeal, the agency has expressed dissatisfaction with the High Court Judgement, praying to the Appellate Court to set them aside.
"The commission argues the ruling by the High Court has the potential to reverse the jurisprudential gains that Kenya has so far made in the recovery of public funds and assets stolen by corrupt public officials," EACC spokesperson Eric Ngumbi said.
"The ruling by the High Court sets a bad precedent making it easier for corrupt public officials to use their offices as a medium for accumulation of wealth, at the expense of the public."
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