The High Court on Thursday directed the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to freeze the accounts of Daniel Munywoki Wambua, a junior Accountant working at the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA).
Wambua, who works as an accountant, earning a net monthly salary of Sh55,607, is reported to have amassed Sh21,189,125 within a period of 4 months.
He failed to disclose the source of the money, which was banked in three different accounts, raising suspicion that he was engaging in fraudulent activities.
EACC accuses Wambua of engaging in embezzlement of public funds, conflict of interest, bribery, and abuse of office.
“A preliminary analysis of the 3 Bank Accounts shows huge cash deposits made into the said Accounts by Daniel Munywoki Wambua and numerous third parties reasonably suspected to his corruption associates and /or proxies that he uses as conduits for proceed of crime,” EACC said.
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The suspect was found with Sh15 million in his Equity account, an amount EACC says was deposited within a period of 4 months. Wambua deposited a total of Sh1.7 million in 3 months, an amount beyond what he earns in a year at KeRRA.
The court further heard that in June, Wambua transferred Sh5 million to his third account, still under Equity. He holds another account at Equity Bank that presently contains over Sh260,000.
The commission told the court it wants the money preserved for six months as it investigates its source, which it contends far exceeds the suspect’s established lawful sources of income.
“We believe that due to his corrupt conduct, Wambua has acquired and accumulated illicit wealth which ought to be preserved to enable the commission to establish the veracity of whether the assets are disproportionate to his known source of income, which is Sh55,607 per month,” EACC added.
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