The Asset Recovery Agency wants money in the accounts of Governor Mike Sonko's co-accused handed to the state.
Sonko is facing corruption charges in court alongside Hardi Enterprise Limited, Toddy Civil Engineering, Anthony Mwaura and Rose Ng'ang'a.
In its application, ARA wants monies in the accounts of Hardi Enterprises and Toddy Civil Engineering Company forfeited to the state because they are proceeds of crime.
In one account held at Equity Bank, Hardi has Sh1.5 million whereas the account at Sidian Bank by Toddy Civil Engineering has Sh6.9 million.
The agency also sought for an order to allow forfeiture of eight motor vehicles belonging to Anthony Mwaura.
They include three Toyota Hilux (pickups), a Lexus, a Mercedes-Benz, one Nissan Navara, Nissan Qashqai and Toyota Vanguard
The agency said it received information on suspected money laundering by the companies and individuals involving public funds from the Nairobi City county government.
On December 9, last year, the companies together with others were charged with various offences including corruption.
A day later, the agency obtained orders authorising it to investigate and restrict debits in respect of funds in the bank accounts held at Equity bank, Kenya Commercial Bank, Diamond Trust Bank Limited, Co-operative Bank Limited and National Bank of Kenya.
On February 25, the agency filed an application and obtained orders preserving funds in the accounts.
The preservation order was gazetted on March 6.
However, further investigations and financial analysis revealed that between October 2018 and May 2019 the respondents received huge suspicious cash deposits from the Nairobi City county government which were later transferred to other parties.
The agency says there are reasonable grounds to believe that the funds in the accounts are proceeds of crime liable for forfeiture.
According to analysis of bank statements of the two companies, a number of fraudulent transactions happened, it said.
For example, on November 22, 2018, Hardi Enterprise Limited received payments from Nairobi City County through an account held at Equity Bank amounting to Sh102 million split into five tranches.
And on the same day, Hardi transferred Sh2 million to Toddy Civil Engineering.
Again on November 23, 2018, Hardi transferred Sh10 million to Toddy to an account held at Sidian Bank.
Prior to the transfer, the account had a paltry Sh2,450.
Edited by P.O
