The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has secured orders the forfeit assets worth KSh426.85 million linked to a former state official and associates after a court found the wealth had not been satisfactorily explained.
In a statement issued on September 25, 2026, EACC said the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Court ordered the assets forfeited to the Government of Kenya in a judgment delivered on September 18.
The court found that the former public officer and associates had failed to satisfactorily explain the disproportion between the assets they acquired and their known legitimate sources of income, according to the commission.
“In a judgment delivered on 18th September 2026, Justice B.M. Musyoki of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Court held that the associates had failed to satisfactorily explain the disproportion between the assets they acquired and their known legitimate sources of income,” stated EACC.
Hotel, Apartments and Penthouse Cars and Cash Forfeited
The forfeited assets include KSh233.58 million held in bank accounts and M-Pesa wallets.
The order also included properties valued at KSh177.11 million in Nairobi, Mombasa and Kilifi counties.
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Among them is Bantu Hotel along Kangundo Road in Nairobi, valued at KSh107.7 million.
The list also includes the Saro Wiwa apartment block in Utawala, Nairobi, valued at KSh35 million, and a penthouse in Mombasa valued at KSh19 million.
Eleven parcels of land in Kilifi and Thika, valued at KSh15.41 million, were also listed among the properties covered by the forfeiture order.
The court order also covers a Land Cruiser Prado, a Mercedes-Benz, and a Toyota Hilux valued at KSh11.9 million.
EACC said the forfeiture order also included KSh4.26 million in cash recovered during a search operation.
EACC Investigated KSh771.89 Million
According to EACC, its investigations established that the former public officer and associates had acquired assets cumulatively valued at KSh771.89 million between January 2013 and March 2024.
Investigators traced a total of KSh771.89 million to bank accounts, M-Pesa transactions, properties, vehicles, and cash recovered from the respondents’ homes. The amount included KSh467.76 million moved through bank accounts and M-Pesa, KSh287.51 million in properties, KSh20.06 million in motor vehicles, and KSh4.26 million in cash.
The commission said the former official’s gross monthly salary during the period under investigation ranged from KSh69,660 in 2013 to KSh115,630 in 2024.
EACC said the individuals could only satisfactorily explain the acquisition of assets valued at KSh58.17 million.
The commission moved to court under the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act (ACECA) to recover assets it said could not be linked to the respondents’ known sources of income.
Former Homa Bay Employee Ordered to Refund KSh708,664
In a separate case, a former Homa Bay County Government employee has been ordered to refund KSh708,664 after the High Court in Nairobi found that she received irregular salary payments over more than three years.
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According to EACC, the additional payments were made between February 2015 and May 2018.
In a judgment delivered on September 18, 2026, Justice Benjamin Musyoki found that the money was not due to the former employee and that the government should recover it.
The court also ordered that the KSh708,664 would attract interest at court rates from the date the recovery suit was filed until the amount is paid in full.
The case arose from EACC investigations into allegations of multiple salary payments to employees of the Homa Bay County Government.
During the investigation, the commission found that the former employee had received additional payments through her bank account during the period under review.
EACC presented bank records showing the payments, together with an email in which the former employee undertook to repay the excess amount through monthly installments of KSh10,000.
The court found that the email amounted to an acknowledgment of the excess payments.
It held that the circumstances did not change the fact that the former employee had received government funds to which she was not entitled.
The High Court consequently declared the additional salary payments of KSh708,664 irregular and ordered the government to recover them.
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