The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has secured court orders to freeze five bank accounts belonging to six companies linked to Kiambu County Governor Kimani Wamatangi until February 4, 2026, as they pursue alleged proceeds of corruption.

• The frozen accounts are held at Family Bank under names including King Construction Company Limited and King Group Company Limited.
• The EACC filed a substantive suit, E042 of 2025 – EACC vs Paul Kimani Wamatangi, seeking recovery, after initially obtaining interim preservation orders.
• Governor Wamatangi has dismissed the graft allegations as part of a political persecution scheme designed to subdue him.

The trial for the Sh1.1 billion Finland Education Scholarship program resumed in Nakuru, with the prosecution presenting its 137th witness. Senator Jackson Mandago and co-accused, Joshua Lelei and Meshack Rono, face charges related to the alleged unlawful diversion of public resources from the Uasin Gishu County Overseas Education Trust Fund.

• The Director of Public Prosecutions unveiled the 137th witness in the trial.
• Domitilla Maiyo, a bank official, provided detailed testimony on cheques allegedly signed by the accused.
• The charges include conspiracy to commit a felony, stealing, abuse of office, and forgery.

The High Court has frozen the bank accounts of Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi and 12 others, including his family, over alleged graft. This action follows a Ksh813 million civil recovery case filed by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).

• Ksh813 million civil recovery case
• Key person: Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi
• The freezing orders were issued by Justice Benjamin Mwikya on Thursday, January 15, with the next court mention set for Wednesday, February 4.