A woman who was accused of illegally acquiring a house in Nairobi was ordered to surrender it lest the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) obtains an eviction warrant to enforce court orders.
EACC, on Wednesday, June 21, stated that it was authorised to recover the house from the woman who allegedly grabbed the property owned by Kenya Reinsurance Corporation.
The High Court ordered the woman to vacate the house within 60 days or risk being evicted, further nullifying the transfer of the land.
“The Court declared the transfer of the property from Kenya Reinsurance Corporation to the woman was illegal, fraudulent, null, and void,” EACC underlined.
A caveat was placed on the property, with the woman, her servants, and agents warned against trespassing or interfering with it.
“A permanent injunction restraining the woman, her servants and or agents from alienating, encumbering, disposing of, wasting, and trespassing upon or in any other way interfering with the property except by way of surrender back to the Government,” added the statement.
In its judgement, the court further ordered the woman based in Imara Daima estate to pay mesne profits summing up to Ksh5 million and the cost of the lawsuit.
Mesne profits are amounts paid for the occupation of land to a person with the right of immediate occupation if found to have occupied the area without permission.
EACC chairman, David Oginde, underlined his commitment to ending corruption in the country, including the theft of public funds and property after he was sworn into office.
He added that he would establish effective anti-corruption strategies that would promote ethics, integrity and good governance.
He also promised to strike deals with local and international players so that the EACC could take a comprehensive approach to fighting corruption.
"Corruption continues to hurt all aspects of public life, particularly the most vulnerable members of society. There is no doubt that if this country is to join the League of Developed Nations, we must work to tame, if not eradicate, this problem," Oginde stated.
