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Court freezes assets of KNH CEO to allow probe

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Kenyatta National Hospital Chief Executive Officer, Evanson Kamuri. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

The High Court has frozen Sh48.5 million and six parcels of land belonging to embattled Kenyatta National Hospital Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Evanson Kamuri for six months pending a probe over allegations of corruption by the EACC.

Justice Esther Maina allowed EACC's request to freeze Kamuri's cash amounting to Sh 48.5 million held in seven bank accounts at HFC Bank, National Bank, and Standard Chartered Bank pending investigations over allegations of corruption and economic crimes involving Sh 634,465,000.

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