The case has begun in August 2022 following when EACC received a report that Ajwang's alleged accumulated wealth and living standards were not proportional to his known sources of income.
Following preliminary investigations into the allegations, the anti-graft body suspected Ajwang of corruption and obtained temporary injunction orders from the High Court to preserve the assets to allow investigations.
The orders were issued on August 24, 2022, by Justice Maina.
Complete investigations established the suspicions and also found out that during the period of interest, Ajwang routinely received huge amounts of money in his bank accounts from several companies awarded tenders by Nairobi City County Government.
Consequently, EACC issued a statutory notice to Ajwang requiring him to account for the disparity between his wealth and his known legitimate source of income.
He however could not.
The Commission issued a demand requiring him to forfeit the assets to the state, which he failed to do.
This prompted EACC to file forfeiture proceedings in court on Monday, alongside an Application under a Certificate of Urgency seeking to freeze the assets until the case is fully heard and determined.
On Wednesday, Justice Esther Maina granted the application.
"Pending the hearing and determination of this suit, a temporary injunction is issued restraining the Defendants/Respondents by themselves, their servants, agents or any other person from demanding Sh799,000 seized pursuant to a search conducted by the Plaintiff/Applicant in Miscellaneous Criminal Application Number E1773 of 2022," the court added.
