Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission is set to execute the recovery of property worth Sh27,573,959 belonging to a traffic officer in Malindi Police Station, Gabriel Mbiti Mulei.
On June 30, 2022, the High Court ordered Mulei to forfeit the unexplained assets to the state.
"I declare that the assets set, constitute unexplained assets within the meaning of Section 2 and 55 of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act, and shall be forfeited by the defendant to the Government of Kenya," Lady Justice Njoki Mwangi ruled.
The Court further ruled that Mulei was to pay Sh10,536,199 to the state.
This is the total amount of bank deposits he made between June 18, 2008, and February 18, 2011.
The accounts were in the following banks; Equity, Co-operative, Standard Chartered, all in Malindi, and Barclays along Haile Selassie.
Mulei was ordered to pay the amount 30 days after the judgement.
In January 2011, the EACC moved to the High Court seeking a declaration that Mulei was in possession of unexplained assets valued at Sh27,573,959.
Then, he was a traffic base Commander.
The Commission also sought to have the amount forfeited to the state.
The assets include; Two plots of land, and four parcels of land ( Ndithini/ Mananja/Block 1/278, Ndithini/ Mananja/Block 1/286, Ndithini/ Mananja/Block 5/30 and Ndithini/Mananja/Block 5/42).
Mulei is also required to forfeit six vehicles.
They include a Toyota corona Saloon, Nissan Minibus/ Matatu, Bajaj Motor Cycle, Toyota Corona Saloon, Van and a Toyota Hilux.
In their report, EACC established that, in their 32 months of investigations, Mulei's source of income accumulated Sh2,382,240.
This had a Sh8,153,959 net difference from the Sh10,536,199 he deposited.
"The Defendant had also acquired assets (motor vehicles and land) whose value was worth Sh19,429,000.00 bringing his total income for the said period of time to Sh27,573,959.00," the Commission added.
