WOMAN ACCUSED OF BUYING SH500M HOUSES IN CASH LOSES
35 UNITS & SH95M HELD IN BANKS
The government has seized 35 houses and Sh95 million from Margaret Wanja Muthui, a former deputy director at the Kenya Rural Road Authority (KeRRA) employee, amid allegations of graft.
President William Ruto had previously accused Muthui of using legal maneuvers to block her transfer from the Roads ministry.
The High Court, in agreement with the Assets Recovery Agency (ARA), ruled that the properties were acquired through illicit means.
As a consequence, Muthui and her associates had to surrender various assets, including apartments and a building, which were deemed to have been acquired through proxies during the demonetization process in 2019.
At the time, Central Bank has launched the new generation currency notes and directed the removal from circulation of the old Sh1000 note.