This archive report was first published on 12 July 2020.
Published on July 12, 2020, a Nairobi court issued an order blocking the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) from scrutinizing a Sh500 million property owned by Primrose Mbuvi, the wife of Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko.
Chief Magistrate Martha Mutuku ordered EACC to stop interfering with the property located along Matumbato Road in Upperhill behind the five-star Radisson Blu Hotel.
The injunction was issued after Primix Enterprise Limited, a company owned by Primrose, moved to court to challenge an order obtained by EACC last month allowing it to conduct an evaluation of the property that hosts Sonko’s private office.
According to court papers, Primrose argues that the orders issued ex-party to EACC are unlawful since no reason was given for their issuance.
She further avers that the orders are unlawful and unconstitutional as they arbitrarily deprive her of the right to property and privacy.
Primrose entered into the sale agreement for the property after conducting proper due diligence, stating that the transaction leading to the sale of the property was above board and due process was followed.
EACC has been investigating how the property was acquired from the Kenya Railways Staff Retirement Benefits Scheme for about Sh500 million, after it emerged that the land was undervalued.
