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Blow to Wamatangi, wife and children as accounts frozen over graft

By Nancy Gitonga | 10h ago
Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi tours his demolished business premises along Douglas Wakihuri Road Nairobi on January 14,2025. [Benard Orwongo,Standard]

Kiambu Governor Paul Kimani Wamatangi, his wife, children, and 10 others have suffered a major blow after the High Court issued orders freezing their bank accounts over a Sh813 million graft scandal.

Justice Benjamin Musyoki ordered five accounts to remain frozen pending the hearing of a recovery suit by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on February 4, 2026.

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