This archive report was first published on 29 June 2020.
Published on June 29, 2020, the Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) has petitioned the High Court to freeze over Sh200 million deposited in bank accounts belonging to Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua.
The funds, totaling Sh200 million, were received from various government agencies and are suspected to be proceeds of crime, according to documents filed in court.
Investigations by the ARA revealed that MP Gachagua's bank accounts were used as a conduit for money laundering in efforts to conceal, disguise the nature, source, disposition, and movement of illicit funds.
The freezing orders issued by Justice John Onyiego block the MP from accessing three accounts that hold Sh165 million, Sh35 million, and Sh773,228, as well as a fourth account registered in the name of Jenne Enterprises, which holds Sh1,138,142.
ARA launched investigations against Gachagua and Jenne in March after it received information on suspected money-laundering schemes.
