- Justice Nixon Sifuna has listed the matter for 9 am.
- Daniel Wambua's accounts were frozen by the court after the EACC argued that there was suspicion they could be proceeds of time.
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The High Court will this morning give directions in a case in which a junior KeRRA official is being investigated by the EACC over money laundering claims.
Justice Nixon Sifuna has listed the matter for 9 am.
Daniel Wambua's accounts were frozen by the court after the EACC argued that there was suspicion they could be proceeds of time.
They informed the court that Wambua is an accountant at Kerra with a monthly net pay of Sh55,000.
"That amount is less than Sh800,000 in a year but in a span of 3 months, he deposited Sh1.7 million," the EACC said.
The commission told the court that the huge cash deposits by Wambua were suspicious.
Wambua has attempted to have the orders freezing his Sh21m lion account set aside saying it was meant for dowry but has failed.
Sifuna dismissed his application in November last year saying the monies would be available once the source of such funds is ascertained.
"The monies are safe in the bank and they will still be available for the respondent once the legitimate purpose for which they were preserved is fulfilled," the Judge said.
He explained that the purpose of the orders issued in August was to allow the anti-graft agency to carry out its probe regarding the source of the funds.
Yagnesh Devani case
A Milimani Court is to give directions in a case in which Yagnesh Devani was charged with stealing 318.656 metric tonnes of jet fuel valued at US$ 365,974.05 (equivalent to Sh1.5 billion), the property of Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB).
Yagnesh was arraigned before the Milimani Law Courts on January 23 this year.
The charges against him state that between April 23 and December 4, 2008, at Kipevu Oil Storage Facility in Mombasa county, jointly with others before the court, he stole 2,000 metric tonnes of Automotive Gas Oil valued at US$ 215,934, the property of KCB.
The court was told that between May 15, 2008, and December 4, 2008, at Kipevu oil storage facility within Mombasa County, jointly with others not before Court, stole 418.134 metric tons of motor spirit premium valued at US$ 438,031.10, the property of Kenya Commercial Bank.
He was released on a cash bail of sh 1 million.