A Milimani High Court has frozen the bank accounts of suspended Nairobi County Chief Officer for Urban Development and Planning Patrick Analo Akivaga and his wife, Damaris Sindavi Kayugira.

Justice Rose Ougo of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Division has issued preservation orders barring Analo and his wife from withdrawing Ksh16.9 million domiciled at different bank accounts for the next six months after the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) sought the preservation orders.

The court preservation orders issued bar Analoh and his wife from withdrawing, transferring, disposing of, or otherwise dealing with funds held in the said bank accounts pending completion of investigations on the source.

While issuing the orders, Judge Ougo has noted that she has considered the application by EACC after considering evidence presented by their investigator, Catherine Ngari, through a supporting affidavit.

“On the basis of the facts as stated in the supporting affidavit, I am satisfied that there is a need to grant the orders sought herein,” Judge Ougo ruled.

According to court documents, EACC revealed that they are investigating the two over allegations of conflict of interest, abuse of office, bribery and possession of unexplained assets after they raided and recovered Ksh65 million in cash from their home. 

EACC notes that Analo, who is a Nairobi County Government employee, and his wife, who previously served as a public officer with the Vihiga County Government between 2015 and 2021, ran companies which did business with the Vihiga County Government.

“The 1st respondent (Analoh) is a public officer employed by Nairobi City County Government, and the 2nd respondent (Sindavi) was a public officer employed by Vihiga County Government between 2015 and 2021. The respondents are spouses, associates and business partners and directors in companies that traded with Vihiga County Government, where the 2nd respondent was an employee,” EACC reveals.

“The respondents (Analoh and Sindavi) have accumulated immense assets that are disproportionate to their known legitimate sources of income,” EACC adds.

Notably, they reveal that the couple has been receiving millions of shillings in cash, Mpesa and bank deposits that are reasonably suspected to have been acquired as a result of corrupt conduct. 

In seeking the preservation orders, the EACC averred that they feared the couple could move or dispose of the money before investigations were concluded, thereby frustrating possible recovery proceedings.

According to court documents, the funds comprise Ksh10,299,939 held in a Co-operative Bank account, Ksh1,561,965 in an Equity Bank account and Ksh2,068,877 in a KCB Bank account registered in Analoh’s name, as well as Ksh3,011,253 held in a KCB account belonging to the wife.