NAIROBI, Kenya, May 13-The High Court has allowed the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to freeze unexplained assets worth Sh278 million, held by a former Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) officer, Jeremiah Kinyua.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the anti-graft agency, between 2012 and 2020, Kinyua acquired massive properties which were not proportionate to his known sources of income prompting them to suspect they were acquired through corruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Documents filed in court by the anti-graft commission indicate that Kinyua worked for the KRA for a period of 15 years before resigning in March last year, arguing that his source of income does not correspond to the accumulated wealth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The High Court has granted orders sought by EACC freezing unexplained 278 Million assets held by Jeremiah Kamau Kinyua, a former KRA Officer,” EACC stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kinyua\u2019s properties that EACC want surrendered to the state include a vehicle, twelve parcels of land located in Ruiru, Kiambu County, five plots in Githunguri, Kiambu County, a piece of land in Laikipia, and another plot in Nairobi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Court documents show that Kinyua was employed at the KRA as a graduate trainee on January 28, 2005.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was promoted to a supervisor, in the domestic taxes department, where he worked until he resigned in March this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His net salary between 2012 and 2021 was Sh11.6 million, according to the EACC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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