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Court declines to release Oparanya's assets in graft case

Cooperatives Cabinet Secretary (CS) nominee Wycliffe Oparanya. [File, Standard]

Cooperatives Cabinet Secretary (CS) nominee Wycliffe Oparanya has suffered a major setback after the High Court declined to unfreeze his assets in the ongoing graft probe in relation to the alleged embezzlement of Sh1.3 billion during his two-term tenure as the Kakamega Governor.

Justice Esther Maina of the Milimani Anti-Corruption High Court rejected a plea by Oparanya not to extend the preservation orders for his property including his Karen house valued at Sh89 million, pending the conclusion of investigations and a recovery suit by Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).

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