‘Mathe Wa Ngara’ raises concern over whereabouts of Ksh 13.4 million seized by police
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Questions emerge over whereabouts of Ksh 13.4 million by the police during the raid at 'Mathe Wa Ngara' residence
Questions emerge over whereabouts of Ksh 13.4 million by the police during the raid at ‘Mathe Wa Ngara’ residence.
Legal representatives of Mathe wa Ngara, formally Nancy Kigunzu, have expressed concerns regarding the status and location of the Ksh13.4 million confiscated by the police during a raid on her residence.
Mathe Wa Ngara through her lawyers Cliff Ombeta and Danstan Omari on Monday, August 28 requested the court to order the money to be presented before it as an exhibit and not to be seized by the state.
The lawyers also questioned the prosecution about the whereabouts of the money following the court’s order to have the money deposited at the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK).
“The state needs to convey to the respondent the issue of where that money is. You gave express orders that the money be deposited at the Central Bank. The money is an exhibit if at all the respondent will be charged,” Omari stated.
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The prosecution in response said the money was deposited at CBK and would be produced upon demand from the court.
“We have documentation showing the chain of custody. The total amount of money deposited at the Central Bank is 13,474,520 shillings,” the prosecution responded.
This comes after the Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) filed an application at the high court seeking to have the funds to be held on grounds that they could have been proceeds of crime.
Mathe Wa Ngara was arrested by the DCI on Monday last week along Kenyatta Avenue in Nairobi CBD.
The court last week ruled that she should remain in police custody for five days to allow the police to complete investigations.
The police are however requesting Mathe Wa Ngara to be held for more to days to allow them analyze the items that were seized during the Ngara raid.
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