The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has secured a court order for the forfeiture of assets worth KSh 207.7 million linked to Andrew Biketi Musuya, a former accountant with the Trans Nzoia County Government.
In a judgment delivered on October 8, 2026, Justice Rose Ougo of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Court found that Musuya had failed to satisfactorily explain the disparity between his accumulated wealth and his known legitimate sources of income.
The ruling followed investigations into his assets and financial transactions between January 2013 and October 2018, during which the EACC identified wealth valued at approximately KSh 289.9 million.
The assets comprised bank and M-Pesa deposits totalling KSh 53.5 million, landed properties valued at KSh 226.8 million and motor vehicles worth KSh 9.6 million.
The commission subsequently filed proceedings under Section 55 of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act, seeking the recovery of KSh 284.1 million in assets it considered disproportionate to Musuya’s known legitimate sources of income.
The court ultimately ordered the forfeiture of assets worth KSh 207.7 million to the government after finding that Musuya had failed to satisfactorily account for their source.
The assets covered by the order include properties in Mombasa and Bungoma valued at approximately KSh 150.2 million. They comprise two five-storey apartment blocks and a five-bedroom townhouse in Mtwapa, Kilifi County, as well as seven undeveloped parcels of land in Mombasa and Bungoma counties.
The forfeiture order also covers bank and M-Pesa deposits amounting to approximately KSh 53.5 million and two motor vehicles valued at KSh 4 million.
However, the court excluded certain assets and interests from the forfeiture proceedings. These included a parcel of land in Bungoma acquired in 2008, as well as interests relating to a vehicle associated with Wachenya Auto Garage Limited and Bhinder Corporation Limited. A legitimate construction credit owed to Lolong Contractors Limited was also recognised and excluded.
The ruling underscores the EACC’s use of civil asset-recovery proceedings to pursue wealth that individuals are unable to satisfactorily explain in relation to their known legitimate sources of income.
– By John Murunga
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