The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has secured orders freezing Ksh.18 million in cash suspected to have been unlawfully accumulated by a government officer linked to the National Treasury.
Tracy Njoki King’e, 30, a Finance officer II at the National Treasury, collected a total of Ksh.37 million in her bank accounts between March 2020 and May 2022, according to the anti-corruption commission, despite her monthly pay of Ksh.50,954.53.
According to EACC, the Ksh.37 million was sent to Njoki’s Co-operative and I & M bank accounts as imprests, facilitation, and additional allowance.
Njoki received Ksh.24,119,926.00 in her Co-op bank account between February 2020 and March 2022, and Ksh.11,899,052.00 in her I&M account between February 2022 and June 2022.
EACC also discovered that of the Ksh.24 million received through her Cooperative Bank account, Ksh.4.6 million was spent on Treasury Bill purchases, leaving a balance of Kshs 2.7 million in the account.
The monies have been blocked awaiting the conclusion of the investigation.
