EACC goes after Thika land registrar in graft related claims

 

The antigraft agency has trained its guns on a Principal Land Registrar based in Thika over allegations of abuse of office and embezzlement of funds.

In an application filed before the Milimani Laws Courts, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) is seeking to freeze over 100 properties, cash amounting to Sh4.6 million and 17 motor vehicles pending further probe.

The agency says the land registrar has accumulated wealth that is not equal to his legitimate source of income.

According to the court documents, the agency searched his home, business and office premises and found a significant number of ownership documents for land, motor vehicles and bank accounts.

During the search at the registrar's home Sh4.2 million was seized.

The agency had obtained a search warrant from a Magistrates court.

“We intend to analyze the documents seized in the conduct of the search and we are reasonably apprehensive that with the above discovery and ongoing investigations, the said properties are at risk of being transferred, sold, charged or otherwise wasted which will jeopardize the recovery,” EACC said.

Some of the Properties listed are situated in Central Kitutu/Mwabosire, Donyo Sabuk/Komarock, Embakasi Ranching plot, Kilifi, Malindi, Nairobi, Mavueni B settlement scheme, Nairobi, Ngong, Nyaribari Chache among others.

The agency says recovery will take time and that is why they need an order to preserve the vehicles, properties and the money in a bid to block Nyaundi from operating or disposing of them.

BY THE STAR