Some Sh577 million stashed abroad from two major scandals linked to Kenyans has been recovered, the EACC has reported.
The money withheld by the UK government will not be directly channeled to the exchequer, but committed to social development projects, said CEO Halakhe Waqo.
The Jersey scam involves
former Energy minister Samuel Gichuru and former Nambale MP Chris Okemo.
They were accused of hiding more than Sh525 million
on Jersey Island in a Windward Trading bank account.
The company had pleaded guilty to four counts of money laundering before the Royal Court of Jersey.
“The international probe has been fruitful. We are to identify projects to be funded by the Sh525 million recovered as per the UK policy.
The money will not be sent to the exchequer," Waqo said on Wednesday.
“Some Sh52
million
recovered from Jersey scam has already been committed to the Health ministry for the purchase
of an ambulance that will soon be launched by the President."
The chief executive appeared
before the National Assembly Justice and Legal Affairs Committee that is chaired by
Ainabkoi MP Samuel Chepkonga.
The ChickenGate scandal involves British printing company Smith and Ouzman, whose officials were convicted of
paying out bribes to Kenyan electoral and examinations officials.
Waqo
said Sh52 million is to be received in the scandal that implicated staff of the defunct Independent Electoral commissioners and the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission.
The CEO told the committee that the investigation into the Anglo Leasing scandal was on course, and that the EACC had made progress through Attorney General Githu Muigai's office.
“The Switzerland government has shown indication to repatriate the money and assets that were frozen for preservation and use as our property abroad,” he said.
He added that investigations have been launched into the Sh7 billion Triton saga. Suspect Yagnes Devani's application for asylum has not been determined.
“We sent two of our officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations and the ODPP to bring Devani
back home but faced some challenges,” he said.
The chief executive
briefed the committee on the status of international scams to justify his commission’s commitment in the fight against corruption and plea for an additional funding of Sh775 million in the 2015/16 Supplementary Budget allocations.
