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WEB Mathe Wa Ngara Loses Ksh 134 Million Seized From her Home Last Year
Court Declares it Proceeds of Crime
Nairobi, Kenya
Former Kiambu Woman Representative Wambuchua Wa Ngara has lost Ksh 134 million that was seized from her home last year after the court declared it proceeds of crime.
The ruling was delivered by Justice Esther Maina in Nairobi when she dismissed the case filed by Wa Ngara challenging the seizure of the money by the Assets Recovery Agency (ARA).
Wa Ngara had argued that the money was part of her legitimate earnings from businesses but the court ruled otherwise, saying the money was not from legitimate businesses and could not be explained.
Justice Maina said the money was proceeds of corruption and money laundering and was therefore forfeited to the government.
The ruling is a major blow to Wa Ngara who has been battling with the ARA over the money since it was seized from her home in Runda last year.
This article appears on the website of the Daily Nation, one of the leading newspapers in Kenya. The article is about a court case involving former Kiambu Woman Representative Wambuchua Wa Ngara and the Assets Recovery Agency (ARA). The ARA had seized Ksh 134 million from Wa Ngara's home last year, alleging that the money was proceeds of crime. Wa Ngara challenged the seizure in court, but the court ruled in favor of the ARA, declaring the money to be proceeds of crime and forfeiting it to the government.
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