State recovers Sh3 billion corruption lootInterior CS Fred Matiangi (L) and Attorney General Paul Kihara during National Anti-Corruption Conference 2019 at Bomas of Kenya on 25/01/2019. [Boniface Okendo,Standard]The Government has recovered at least Sh3 billion looted through corruption and money laundering schemes in the past two years.And at least 700 graft cases are being investigated with the hope of making similar recoveries. This was revealed yesterday during an anti-money laundering workshop in Nairobi by Attorney General Paul Kihara. In a speech read on his behalf by Asset Recovery Agency Director Muthoni Kimani during the workshop, Kihara said the State had managed to freeze assets stolen through corrupt deals. SEE ALSO :EACC, police hunt for DCI officers caught soliciting for Sh1 million bribe“We have recovered at least Sh3 billion.

Source: Standard Digital February 04, 2019 21:00 UTC