The High Court has frozen over Ksh 813 million held in bank accounts linked to Kiambu Governor Paul Kimani Wamatangi’s associated companies.

Justice Benjamin Musyoki issued the interim injunction following an application by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission in a corruption recovery suit.

The court order prevents Wamatangi, his family members, and 13 other defendants from withdrawing, transferring, or dealing with funds held in five Family Bank accounts.

The affected accounts belong to King Construction Company Limited, King Group Company Limited, King Realtors Limited, Quick Fix Auto Garage Limited, and Lub Plus Oil and Energy Company Limited.

EACC alleges that Governor Wamatangi unlawfully acquired the funds between 2017 and 2022 while serving as Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing.

According to the anti-graft agency, Wamatangi allegedly influenced tender awards from Kenya National Highways Authority, Kenya Urban Roads Authority, and Kenya Rural Roads Authority to companies where he maintained beneficial ownership.

The commission claims that despite surrendering official directorship of the companies to family members and proxies, Wamatangi remained a signatory to the bank accounts and actively made transactions from them.

Investigations revealed that his wife, Ann Waruguru Gitau, and siblings Annie Murugi Njoroge, Mary Esther Njeri Wambui, and Nicholas Kimani Njoroge are listed as directors in the implicated companies.

EACC further alleges that Wamatangi abused his position of trust and engaged in fraudulent practices by submitting falsified bid documents to win tenders.

The companies reportedly received payments totaling KSh 726 million from KeNHA and KURA, plus another KSh 86 million from KeRRA during the period under investigation.

Justice Musyoki’s orders will remain in force until February 4, 2026, when the matter returns before Justice Njuguna for further hearing.

The court also dismissed a separate preservation application (E028 of 2025) filed by EACC, noting that similar orders had been sought in the main suit.