The High Court has ordered former PS Lilian Omollo to forfeit Sh. 33 million to the government after failing to explain their source.
In her ruling, Justice Mumbi Ngugi said that Ms. Omollo did not sufficiently explain the source of the money. Earlier on, Ms. Omollo had claimed that she made the money from farming, and requested the court to visit her farm in Nyanza region. The court, however, failed to agree to the visit. Ms. Omollo had also said that the money was part of her salary, some of which she earned before joining the government. She also cited gratuity that she said was paid after she left the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (Nepad) in 2015.
“The respondents have millions of funds in their accounts and this court has found they are unable to show a legitimate source,” Justice Ngugi ruled. Ms. Lilian Omollo who was the PS for Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs was a suspect in the multi billion scandal that involved the National Youth Service.
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An account at Equity Bank, registered in the name Lilian Muthoni Mbogo, had $67,331 while another in the name LIDI Estates Ltd had $28,981. Another account at the same bank, also under LIDI Estates Ltd, had Sh. 2,297,495 while another had $8,979. Another account at Equity in Ms. Omollo’s name had Sh. 1.68 million while one in the name Sahara Consultants at Diamond Trust Bank had Sh. 5.65 million. Three accounts in Ms Omollo’s children’s names had more than Sh. 11 million. Documents filed in court state that the amounts were deposited between January 2016 and March 2018.