This archive report was first published on 29 June 2020.
On June 29, 2020, detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) apprehended Joseph Chege Gikonyo, a former manager at the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), in connection with unexplained wealth amounting to over Sh500 million.
Gikonyo was arrested alongside his wife, Lucy Kangai Stephen, who were both accused of failing to remit their taxes.
According to the EACC, the couple amassed a staggering Sh597,457,059 in just five years between 2010 and 2015, but failed to account for the means through which they acquired the money.
The couple's company, Giche Limited, also failed to remit taxes, resulting in a deficit of Sh38,692,694.
Gikonyo had served as the KRA manager for the Eldoret branch until he was interdicted.
