Justice Esther Maina on Thursday declined a request by Kabuga’s family to lift court orders issued on May 6, 2008 preserving Mr Kabuga’s house in Nairobi. Kabuga’s wife, in a response filed in court before her death, argued that the Kenyan government had not proven the property was acquired through proceeds of crime or was unlawfully acquired. Initially, the rent was collected by Kenya Trust Company Ltd, which would deposit it in Kabuga's account at the Commercial Bank of Africa (now trading as NCBA Bank), in Nairobi. That account was later closed and Kenya Trust Company Ltd started wiring KSh296,000 ($2,178) quarterly to another account owned by Kabuga’s wife in Belgium. The UN court had also claimed there was evidence Kabuga had entered Kenya, applied for residency status and opened a bank account.

Source: Daily Nation April 27, 2023 19:17 UTC