This archive report was first published on 27 June 2020.
On June 27, 2020, High Court Anti-Corruption judge Joseph Onyiego ordered the freeze of three bank accounts belonging to Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua and a business associate, Jenne Enterprises limited.
The accounts, held at Rafiki Microfinance bank, contained a total of Kshs 200,773,228.33, with Kshs 165,000,000, Kshs 35,000,000, and Kshs 773,228.33 held in the name of Gachagua, and Kshs 1,138,142.95 in the name of Jenne Enterprises.
The court order prohibited Gachagua and his associates from transacting, withdrawing, transferring, or dealing with the funds in any manner.
The Asset Recovery Agency (ARA) had applied for the preservation order, citing that Gachagua's accounts had received suspicious funds amounting to Kshs 5,832,671,354.19 between May 2013 and May 2020.
The agency alleged that the funds were transferred to Gachagua's personal accounts from companies or business entities associated with him, and that he had made massive suspicious cash withdrawals and transfers.
The court directed the director of ARA, Muthoni Kimani, to gazette the preservation order within 21 days.
