The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on Tuesday secured a major victory in the fight against graft, recovering over Ksh67 million irregularly paid to an officer at the National Treasury and Planning.
This followed a ruling by the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Division, which found that the officer had received public funds disguised as taskforce, facilitation, entertainment, extraneous, and other allowances, without proper authorisation or approval from the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC).
EACC stated that the High Court ordered the refund of Ksh67,664,975 and the forfeiture of funds held in the suspect's bank accounts, Ksh2,443,667.92 in her Equity account and Ksh6,320,419.80 in another bank account.
Additionally, the court directed that interest be paid on the amount until it is fully recovered, along with all legal costs incurred in the case.
