Friday, September 27, 2024 – Former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero is in serious panic after the Court of Appeal granted the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) permission to investigate the source of his immense wealth.
The court granted EACC access to
Kidero’s several bank accounts that are stashed with billions, allegedly stolen
from Nairobi County and Mumias Sugar Company.
In a statement, EACC revealed
that the Appellant Court dismissed a petition Kidero filed over EACC's access
to his accounts.
The Commission indicated that
its officers intended to investigate the source of wealth of the former governor.
Kidero is facing allegations of
corruption and economic crimes reported to have happened while serving as the
county boss and the MD of Mumias Sugar.
"The Court of Appeal
(Musinga, Makhandia & Kantai, JJA) sitting in Nairobi has dismissed a
Petition filed by former Nairobi Governor Dr Evans Kidero seeking to stop EACC
from investigating his bank accounts. The Judgement was delivered on Friday,
20th September 2024," read the statement in part.
"Kidero moved to the High
Court in 2016 after EACC obtained Orders from the Chief Magistrate’s Court to
access multiple bank accounts linked to the Governor on investigations into
allegations of corruption, economic crimes, and unexplained wealth allegedly
amassed during his tenure as Nairobi Governor and Managing Director of Mumias
Sugar Company."
According to the anti-graft
agency, Kidero had pleaded with the courts to block investigators from
accessing his accounts, noting that the action infringed on sections of the law.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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