Former ICT authority officials ordered to surrender Sh4.8m
By Nancy Gitonga, March 2, 2020
Former senior officials of Information and Communication Technology Authority (ICTA) have been ordered by the High Court to forfeit to the State over Sh4.8 million, believed to be proceeds of crime.
In his ruling on Friday, Justice John Onyiego ruled that Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) had established the money held in different accounts belonging to former ICTA managers Felix Obonsi Ongaga (Director Corporate Services), Daniel Stephen Ouma (Finance Manager), Peter Mukangu Mwangi (accountant) and Antony Nyaga Mwangi (cashier) facing 11 graft charges were obtained through proceeds of crime.
Justice Onyiego ordered that Sh4,828,114.80 million held at Equity Bank, Sh384,402 held at Standard Chartered Bank and Sh32,392.50 held at Equity bank belonging to former ICTA accountant Peter Mukangi Mwangi be forfeited to the State.
The court also ordered Sh289,544.62 held in a bank account at Cooperative Bank upper hill branch and Sh190,861 held at Family Bank city hall branch belonging to Daniel Stephen Ouma former acting manager to be forfeited to the government.
The four are facing 11 counts of corruption pending before the Milimani Anti-Corruption Chief Magistrate court.