The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has obtained court orders freezing the accounts of a junior Accountant working at the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA).
The three bank accounts of the official are alleged to have accumulated Sh21.2 million in a period of four months.
EACC is investigating claims that the junior staff had acquired the wealth as a result of corrupt conduct.
The commission said the accumulated wealth is way beyond his known legitimate sources of income
"He is alleged to have engaged in embezzlement of public funds, conflict of interest, bribery, and abuse of office thereby accumulating disproportionate wealth," EACC said.
The accused had on March 5, 2023, opened a local bank account and in a period of four months transacted and/or received a total sum of Sh21,189,125
"The Bank Account is currently holding a sum of Sh15,159,044.99 reasonably suspected to have been acquired as a result of corrupt conduct," EACC stated.
The accountant is also alleged to have deposited a total sum of Sh1,784,000.00 in a span of three months, an amount way above what he earns in a year.
"EACC reasonably suspects the said deposits to be proceeds of crime."
On June 16, 2023, a sum of Sh5,000,000 was transferred from the accused Bank Account to his third Bank Account in the same bank.
