Ex-City Hall chief fails to stop assets seizure
Jimmy Kiamba during a hearing in his trial in June 2019. According to him, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) failed to notify him before investigating his 11 bank accounts.
What you need to know:
- A bench of three judges instead directed the appeal by Mr Kiamba and Tracy Mbinya to be heard without delay
- According to Mr Kiamba, Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) had failed to notify him before investigating his 11 bank accounts.
- In 2018, High Court judge Hedwig Ong’udi ruled that some Sh317 million out of Sh872,094,147 belonging to the couple, were unexplained assets.
The Court of Appeal yesterday declined to suspend a decision allowing the government to seize Sh317 assets belonging to former city hall chief finance officer Jimmy Kiamba and his wife.
A bench of three judges instead directed the appeal by Mr Kiamba and Tracy Mbinya to be heard without delay.
“Further satisfied that it is in the interest of the parties and of justice to have the appeals heard and determined without further delay, we decline to exercise our discretion in the appellants’ favour,” the judges said.
Affect the outcome of his appeal
Mr Kiamba wanted the decision suspended arguing that a case pending before the Supreme Court was likely to affect the outcome of his appeal.
According to Mr Kiamba, Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) had failed to notify him before investigating his 11 bank accounts.
Mr Kiamba who served in former governor Evans Kidero’s administration was accused of siphoning millions from the county government.
In 2018, High Court judge Hedwig Ong’udi ruled that some Sh317 million out of Sh872,094,147 belonging to the couple, were unexplained assets.
