Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi/fileThe Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has filed a suit at the High Court seeking to recover what it terms as public funds amounting to Sh813.1 million from Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi and 13 others.
According to court documents, the Commission is asking the court to order restitution of the amount, which it alleges represents proceeds of corruption and unjust enrichment linked to the award of road construction tenders.
“The Plaintiff’s (EACC) claim against the defendants, therefore, is for the said sum of Sh813,145,532.40 in restitution to the government,” the documents state.
The suit was filed on October 31, 2025 and also seeks preservation of several bank accounts associated with companies named in the matter, pending the conclusion of the proceedings.
According to EACC, the case follows investigations into alleged conflict of interest and irregularities in the award of contracts by the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA), Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA), and Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA).
The Commission claims that tenders were awarded to companies during the period between the 2018/2019 and 2021/2022 financial years.
In the pleadings, the Commission asks the court to order repayment of the funds to the government, interest on the amount, and general damages for what it describes as breach of trust.
It is also seeking orders for the forfeiture of funds held in a number of bank accounts registered under the companies named in the suit.
The matter is scheduled for hearing of the application for interim preservation orders on 18 November 2025.
Governor Wamatangi had earlier moved to court separately seeking to stop his arrest and prosecution over the same investigations.
Wamatangi said he was apprehensive that the EACC would arrest and charge him with corruption following a probe into links to firms under investigation.
In his petition, he argued that he is being unfairly targeted and that the intended charges are politically motivated.
Justice Chacha Mwita of the Constitutional and Human Rights Division of the High Court in Nairobi extended the orders to December 10, 2025, when he will issue further directions on the petition.
The Director of Public Prosecutions, through counsel Henry Arochi, argued that Wamatangi had an interest in those firms, adding that since interim orders had already been granted in another case, the present petition risked duplicating issues and producing conflicting rulings.
However, Wamatangi, through his lawyer Stephen Ligunya, has previously denied having shareholding interests in the companies under investigation.
The move by EACC comes amid a broader crackdown on alleged procurement irregularities in both national and county agencies, with several ongoing investigations and recovery suits currently before the courts.
