Tues 9th August 2022, Election Day
A judge Thursday cleared the way for the anti-graft agency to search the homes and offices of former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero for unexplained wealth estimated at Sh9 billion.Justice Mumbi Ngugi Thursday ruled that the search warrants issued Dr Kidero in September 2018 did not breach the law.The former governor had challenged the order obtained by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), saying that it was vague, overboard and open-ended, and that the agency was on a fishing expedition.The former governor and his wife, Susan Mboya, had accused the EACC of infringing on their right to privacy among other violations.Dr Kidero also said EACC had published a list of 58 properties, some registered in the names of his children and purchased before he joined Mumias Sugar Company and later joined politics.“In my view, there was no violation of the second petitioner’s (Dr Mboya) rights in the search mounted on the residential premises in which she and 1st petitioner (Dr Kidero) reside,” Justice Ngugi said.
Topic: Kidero Under Sieke (Read 1784 times)