Kenya finally devices a master plan to recover siphoned money in graft

The cases of corruption in Country has been a day to day tune. Nothing fruitful has ever come out of the various wars that have been launched in various suspects.

The song has not started in President Uhuru’s era but even before he knew he would be one day calling shots for this country. But his government has just escalated this menace.

Despite warnings , the vice has never stopped. In fact the top officials have taken it higher. Each and everyday their is a new one.

But what hurts most Kenyans is that despite massive arrest nothing has ever been recovered. The perpetrators continue walking as free elements enjoying the millions of money they siphoned.

But it is now hit the end. The DPP has decided to use the NHIF bosses as an example of what the government will be doing to recover stolen public money.

ASSETS RECOVERY

Sources indicate the Asset Recovery Agency has profiled the wealth portfolio of the top managers of the National Hospital Insurance Fund and Kenya Pipeline Company, who face various charges linked to questionable spending of Sh3 billion.

After the high-profile suspects take plea, the agency, which has been part of the investigating team, is ready to move to court seeking to freeze their property – which includes some palatial houses in prime city spots like Karen where an acre can fetch Sh100 million – and bank accounts, pending determination if the wealth is ill-gotten.

The agency is said to have received more personnel and resources mainly from police, prosecution and National Intelligence Service to enable it cope with rising demands for background checks in the renewed fight against grand corruption.

It is pursuing similar applications against suspects in cases involving the National Youth Service I and II, National Cereals and Produce Board, Kenya Power, Kenya Bureau of Standards and Kenya Revenue Authority among others. In the NYS cases, several bank accounts prosecution alleged were used as conduits for more than Sh1 billion funneled out from the State firm have been frozen.

They include 10 accounts holding Sh32.8 million belonging to former Youth and Gender Affairs PS Lillian Omollo and dozens of accounts operated by various firms in different banks.

The agency has also filed an application stopping three members of a family – Phylis Ngirita, Lucy Ngirita and Jeremiah Ngirita – from transferring three vehicles and five parcels of land allegedly bought using some Sh465 million they received from NYS within 22 months.

In the NHIF case, 21 suspects are expected to take plea today over allegations that Sh1 billion was lost through the JamboPay service.