Asset Recovery Agency want freezed Sh35 million suspected to be proceeds of crime belonging to foreigners forfeited to the government.
The Anti-money laundering agency wants funds belonging to EIS Afrika Group Ltd forfeited to the state as it is proceeds of criminal activities and money laundering.
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In their submissions , ARA told Justice Lucy Njuguna that it has proved to the satisfaction of the Court that the funds in issue are proceeds of crime and the same should be forfeited to the agency.
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“ARA has clearly demonstrated that the funds were illegitimately acquired and are proceeds of crime,” court heard .
ARA submitted that EIS Afrika failed to rebutted the evidence presented by the Agency.
“It is our submission EIS Afrika having failed to explain or demonstrate any legitimate source of the funds in issue the same are proceeds of crime and are liable to be forfeited to the agency,” ARA told the court.
Court heard that ARA is empowered by section 90 of POCAMLA to apply to the Anti-Corruption court for orders of forfeiture of any property or assets that is proceed of crime and is subject to preservation order under the Act.
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“This court has powers to issue forfeiture orders if it finds on a balance of probabilities or reasonable grounds (which the applicant(ARA) has established) that the funds in issue are proceeds of crime and this is provided under Section 92(1) of POCAMLA,” ARA told the court.
The section states that,”The High Court shall, subject to section 94, make an order applied for under section 90(1) if it finds on a balance of probabilities that the property concerned (a) Has been used or is intended for use in the commission of an offence or;(b) Is proceeds of crime”.
ARA explained to court that money laundering schemes, ownership of the proceeds of crime may be direct or indirect.
Asset Recovery Agency investigating officer Alfred Musalia told the court that company has not rebutted the evidence presented by the Agency in its originating motion and supported affidavit dated 29th June 2024.
The investigator added that that contrary to the assertions of the EIS Afrika, the funds in issue are obtained from money laundering schemes.
“I established that the averments that the funds in issue were from World Bank is not supported by any iota of evidence. Tcredibility and authenticity of the alleged supporting annexures to the Afrika’s affidavit is not verifiable,” agency investigator Musalia told the Anti-Corruption Court.
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He further said he established that the alleged world bank e-mail communication attached as annexures are hoax meant to conceal, hide and disguise the origin, source and destination of the funds in issue and further meant to mislead this Honourable Court.
He said during the course of investigations, the director of the EIS Afrika Nduwimana Aimable shared with him email address [email protected] which he alleged is the official email of world bank Burundi and further told me to confirm the alleged contract and engagement he had with the Burundi Branch world bank.
On 29th April 2024, I forwarded the alleged email address provided to us by the director of EIS Afrika to the Communications Authority of Kenya to confirm its authenticity.
The Communications Authority of Kenya through a reported dated 7th May 2024 delivered its findings that the owner of the reported e-mail address [email protected] was not identifiable.
Communication Authority said the E-mail address [email protected] had digital footprints on being accessed in Kenya, specifically parklands and Nairobi River areas.
“The e-mail address [email protected] is a genuine email address that’s link to google maps and google calendar with a google ID and last update was on 2024-03-02 03:03:13Hrs,” court heard.
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Agency investigating officer further told the court that EIS Afrika has not produced any official evidence from world bank Burundi or any other branch to support and authenticate the alleged contract and dealings he had with the same.
Court heard that EIS Afrika acquired the funds in issue through money laundering and used Kenya as ground for investing the laundered assets against the law.
IO Musalia reiterated that investigations in the matter established that the funds are proceeds of crime which require them to be forfeited to the ARA.
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