Former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero to be Investigated over Hundreds of Millions Wired to His Bank Accounts

The court has allowed Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to investigate former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero's bank accounts.

The High Court on Friday granted the anti-graft body authority to probe Kidero's bank accounts over alleged embezzlement of public funds when he was still in office.

In March, detectives told a Nairobi court that huge amounts of cash suspected to be proceeds of corruption were wired in the former Governor's accounts.

EACC Investigation Officer, Mulki Umar told the court that there was sufficient reasons to probe the former Governor's accounts for possible involvement in corruption.

“Upon the analysis of the said bank accounts, it was noted that between January 27, 2011 and December 31, 2015, Dr Kidero received a cash deposit of Sh317,116,000,”  detective Umar told the court.

The investigation further showed that a sum of Sh200 million was deposited in a fixed deposit account belonging to Kidero.

In March, Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko received a damning audit report that showed Sh21 billion was unaccounted for during Kidero's tenure.