Court of Appeal Rules Against Former Governor Evans Kidero, Gives EACC A Greenlight To Launch Probe

Court of Appeal Rules Against Former Governor Evans Kidero, Gives EACC A Greenlight To Launch Probe

Court of Appeal Rules Against Former Governor Evans Kidero after  Giving EACC A Greenlight To Launch Probe on His bank Accounts.

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission had obtained orders to investigate Kidero’s six bank accounts as part of investigations into irregular acquisitions of public funds during his term as Nairobi Governor and also as the managing director at Mumias Sugar Company.

However, Kidero moved to the Court of Appeal, citing that EACC had overstepped its mandate, underscoring that it’s work is only limited to enforcing Chapter Six of the Constitution and cannot investigate offences other than those not specified in that chapter.

On Tuesday, Judges Daniel Musinga, Asike Makhandia and Kantai ole Sankale threw away the appeal, saying the questions Kidero raised had been dealt with by the Supreme Court in a separate case in 2019.

“It will therefore be seen that the Supreme Court has answered all the complaints raised by the appellant in the Memorandum of Appeal. The complaints have no merit. Consequently, this appeal is dismissed,” the judges said in their judgment delivered on September 20.

EACC will therefore investigate Kidero’s bank account opening documents, statements, cheques, deposit slips, money transfers, client instructions, and other information relating to the bank accounts.