This archive report was first published on 29 July 2019.
On June 28, the Court of Appeal ruled that investigators must notify suspects before accessing their bank accounts, a decision that has left prosecutors scrambling to challenge.
Former Nairobi County Chief Finance Officer Jimmy Kiamba, who was ordered to forfeit Sh318 million to the State, has filed an appeal arguing that investigators raided his accounts without informing him.
Several accused persons in the Sh468 million National Youth Service (NYS) scandal are also contending that their accounts were illegally raided for evidence, and want the cases quashed.
Director of Public Prosecution Noordin Haji, Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti, and the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) have moved to the Supreme Court to challenge the Appellate Court's decision, claiming it will cripple their investigative work.
Lawyers representing some of the suspects said they will fight any attempt to challenge the Court of Appeal's ruling, which has created a loophole for corruption suspects to wriggle out of prosecutors' hands.
