Mulika mwizi! Kes 380 million Julie Gichuru’s father-in-law stashed in Jersey Island to be returned to Kenya
Julie Gichuru’s father-in-law Samuel Gichuru has been implicated in a massive corruption scandal alongside former Nambale MP Chris Okemo.
The two lost the money they stashed on Jersey Island after authorities there confiscated it in February 2016. The Royal Court of Jersey ordered the seizure of about Kes 520 million in the offshore account belonging to Windward Trading Ltd after the company pleaded guilty to four counts of money laundering.
Windward was created in the 1980s by Samuel Gichuru to receive kickbacks for the award of tenders to foreign firms during his tenure at Kenya Power. The funds were disguised as consultancy fees or commissions charged to the companies.
Okemo, who was the then Finance minister, was named as a beneficiary of bribes Mr. Gichuru received from foreign firms. The two are wanted in Jersey on money laundering and fraud charges.
Daily Nation reports that Kenya and Jersey signed an agreement on March 3rd 2017 to pave way for the return of more than Kes 380 million the former Kenya Power boss stashed in Jersey.
The Attorney General of Jersey requested the extradition of Gichuru and Okemo to Jersey Island to face money laundering charges but Kenya is yet to decide whether it will hand over the two culprits.
