Chief Registrar’s Bank Accounts Frozen in Alleged Ksh 89M Gold Scam
The High Court in Nairobi has ordered that the personal bank accounts of the Chief Registrar of the Judiciary, Anne Atieno Amadi, her son Brian Ochieng Amadi, and two others be frozen and that no withdrawals may be made without prior approval.
This occurred after Ms. Amadi, along with her son Brian and others, was sued by a Dubai-based gold company.
Bruton Gold Trading LLC alleges in the petition that the suspects, acting on behalf of the law firm Amadi and Associates Advocates, illegally obtained over Ksh.89 million for gold they never supplied.
The Dubai company claims it was interested in purchasing gold from Kenya, and Daniel Ndegwa Kangara, one of the suspects, introduced them.
They alleged that, under an agreement between the parties, Kangara was to deliver gold for export to Dubai for sale.
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Their position is that Ksh.71 million was transferred to Ms. Amadi’s law firm, but no gold was ever exported from Kenya to Dubai.
In their lawsuit against the Judiciary Registrar, they assert that Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) investigations revealed that she is the registered owner of Amadi and Associates Advocates.
They also allege that the investigation revealed that Ms. Amadi opened the account where the funds were deposited after joining the Judiciary.
In addition, they allege that the funds received by the company were withdrawn in cash by Ms. Amadi’s son and two others, in violation of the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act’s documentation requirements.
In court documents, the Dubai company alleges that Ms. Amadi later contacted them with a request to clear the debt within six months, but they declined because the defendants had provided no security.
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