Exclusive: Court orders Ketraco manager Peter Njehia’s Sh216 million unexplained wealth frozen
Court orders Ketraco manager Peter Njehia’s Sh216 million unexplained wealth frozen
A year after being caught pants down by Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission sleuths, the court has ordered his accounts frozen.
Peter Maina Njehia, the Senior Manager, Supply Chain at the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO), was found to have looted the parastatal during rogue Fernandes Barasa’s tenure.
In December 2021, Justice Esther N. Maina ordered Sh58 million in his account frozen.
The EACC was also given a go-ahead to investigate Mr Maina’s close family members, including but not limited to his spouse Julie Hellen Matu together.
The court further gave orders for the companies and properties associated with them to also be investigated.
It was suspected that Njeh...