By SAM KIPLAGATMore by this AuthorThe High Court has dismissed an application by a member of the Ngirita family, who sought to be allowed access to her frozen account so at to pay her child’s school fees. Ms Phyllis Njeri Ngirita had pleaded with the court to allow her access Sh700,000, stating that her child had been thrown out of school yet the money was not fraudulently acquired from the National Youth Service (NYS). NGIRITA'S ARGUMENTSThe account at the Kenya Commercial Bank's Gilgil branch was frozen in 2018 on suspicion that Ms Ngirita was involved in corrupt transactions. Before she was charged with fraudulently receiving money from the NYS, Ms Ngirita said she engaged in businesses which saw her travel to Germany. She also said that she borrowed the money in the frozen account from Opportunity International for use in paying her child’s school fees.

Source: Daily Nation April 29, 2020 14:48 UTC