Court freezes suspended KNH CEO Kamuri’s Ksh.229M assets

The Anti-Corruption Court has frozen assets worth more than Ksh.229 million belonging to suspended Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) CEO Evanson Njoroge Kamuri, pending a full hearing on whether the property amounts to unexplained wealth.

Lady Justice Lucy Njuguna, sitting on August 29, 2025, granted the temporary preservation orders after the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) told the court it had concluded investigations showing Kamuri’s fortune exceeded his known income.

In documents filed under Section 55(2) of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act, EACC investigators allege Kamuri built up assets worth Ksh.466.5 million between 2015 and 2024 while earning a gross monthly pay of Ksh.278,725. Out of this, he could only explain Ksh.237.1 million, leaving Ksh.229.4 million unaccounted for.

“The Applicant, having completed its investigations, now seeks to file forfeiture proceedings under Section 55(2) of ACECA for the unexplained wealth of Ksh.229,445,647.00 and simultaneously apply for a temporary injunction to preserve the assets of the Respondent before the lapse of the preservation orders,” read court documents.

Among the frozen properties are two prime parcels of land in Kitengela and Ngong worth an estimated Ksh.115 million.

The court also flagged more than Ksh.114 million held across four bank accounts, including Ksh.77.4 million channelled through a National Bank account, Ksh.17.5 million in overseas transfers, and Ksh.17.1 million linked to a company known as Alliance Realtors Ltd.

EACC claims he abused his office by endorsing irregular payments totalling Ksh.290 million for a medical oxygen plant that was never properly installed, as well as the troubled roll-out of the hospital’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.

The interim freeze paves the way for formal forfeiture proceedings that could see the contested assets transferred to the State if the court upholds the Commission’s findings.

The matter will be mentioned on September 11, 2025, before the recess duty judge for further directions.