EACC Allowed To Freeze Ksh28 Million Belonging To KNH CEO
Dr Kamuri is under investigation over a Ksh634.5 million corruption scandal at the medical facility.
Prudence Murithi 
A Nairobi court has allowed the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to freeze Ksh28 million belonging to Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) Chief Executive Officer Dr. Evanson Njoroge Kamuri.
Dr Kamuri is under investigation over a Ksh634.5 million corruption scandal at the medical facility.
EACC froze the funds on Wednesday, May 22 for 21 days, allowing the anti-graft body to complete its investigation into the alleged corruption and procurement irregularities.
"The petitioner (EACC) is asking the esteemed court to issue an order compelling the CEO of Housing Finance to appoint an authorized representative who will be responsible for providing a certificate confirming the production of electronic evidence, as required by Section 106B(4) of the Evidence Act," court documents read in part.
Kenyatta National Hospital CEO Evanson Kamuri during a past address. /PHOTO
"The evidence in question consists of certified copies generated electronically or from electronic devices. This certificate of production is to be provided to the petitioner's investigator, Paul Mugwe, or any other investigator duly appointed by the petitioner. The petitioner stresses that this evidence must be provided in compliance with the court's orders."
This action follows a request by EACC, which sought approval from Principal Magistrate Celessa Okore to investigate Dr Kamuri for allegations including abuse of office, unexplained wealth, conflict of interest, procurement irregularities, and the irregular awarding of tenders to companies linked to him.
“The preliminary investigations have established that the said public officer has accumulated assets which are not commensurate to his known source of income to a tune of Ksh800 million,” the EACC stated in their application.
The two bank accounts in question are held at Housing Finance Company (HF). The court has granted the EACC access to these accounts to obtain information related to withdrawals, deposits, and other relevant documents.
Paul Mugwe, an investigator, requested the court to grant the order to examine account opening documents, statements, cheques, deposit slips, and payment vouchers, among other records.
Preliminary investigations indicated that Dr. Kamuri, as the CEO of KNH, engaged in abuse of office, conflict of interest, and procurement irregularities in two tenders.
One tender involved the supply, delivery, installation, testing, and commissioning of a medical oxygen-generating plant awarded to Biomax Africa Ltd.
The second tender was for the installation of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system and supporting hardware components at the country's largest referral hospital.
Mugwe emphasized that freezing the bank accounts was necessary for the investigation, stating that any funds available in these accounts would be used as evidence in court if charges were filed against the suspects.
The court further ruled that; "For purposes of the ongoing investigations, it is necessary for the said bank to confirm the account balances and to make accessible certified copies of account opening documents, statements, cheques, deposit slips, ATM and cash withdrawals, standing orders, direct debits, debit and credit cards documents, cash deposit slips, bankers' books, mandate cards and authorizations, payment vouchers or any other relevant information for the period indicated above for the above-identified account number."
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