Lady Justice Esther Maina on granted orders sought by EACC under a Certificate Urgency freezing Sh48m held by Wilson Nashon Kanani, an employee of the County Government of Nairobi, to allow EACC to finalize the investigation of the employee’s unexplained wealth.
Mr Kanani, who earns a monthly net salary of Sh55,000 received suspicious Sh506,397,460 between January 2016 and October 2022, through bank accounts in his name, the name of companies associated with him, his family members including his spouse and his minor children.
Aside from his job at City Hall, he doubles up as the owner of the popular 1824 Club on Langata Road.
“The court has prohibited him (Kanani), his agents and servants from withdrawing, transferring, disposing of, wasting and/or in any other way dealing with funds held in his various bank accounts and from transferring, disposing of, wasting and/or in any other way dealing with two high-end motor vehicles,” said the judge
