The High court has frozen land, 11 cars and 3 motorcycles belonging to a procurement officer suspected to have benefited in Sh40M bribes from entities awarded tenders by the Nairobi county.
The lands are situated in Siaya, Kisumu and Utawala.
Justice Daniel Ogembo issued the preservation orders after the antigraft agency argued that Michael Auka Ajwang had been using his hotel-Hydeout Riviera to conceal proceeds of corruption.
Ajwang is an employee of Nairobi county and is the owner of the high-end three-star hotel situated along Kisumu Bondo road.
His spouse, Risper Achieg Ojigo is said to be the other director of the hotel.
The EACC told the court they suspect the assets are proceeds of corruption and there is a need to preserve them for 6 months pending the conclusion of their investigations into the matter.
Ajwang according to the court documents earns a salary of Sh 53,685. Between January 2014 to June 2022, he earned a net salary amounting to Sh2.1 million.
EACC says there is a huge discrepancy between the profiled assets and his known legitimate sources of income.
Some of the assets have been traced to his spouse and his associate companies: The Hydeout and Hoho Farm.
"Investigations established that Ajwang has received over Sh40 million as bribes from companies trading with the county government," read the documents.
The case will be heard on September 22.
