Nancy Indoveria Kigunzu, popularly known as Mathe Wa Ngara, has lost Sh13.4 million seized from her home during a raid last year after the court declared it proceeds of crime.
The High Court sitting in Milimani ordered the amount to be forfeited to the state. Justice Esther Maina said the money be transferred to the Asset Recovery Agency KCB account, KICC Branch.
Justice Esther Maina said it is not in dispute that the money was found in Mathee Wa Ngara's house in sacks.
The Judge in her judgement said she did not give any explanation as to the source of the money.
"She has not tendered any proffered explanation as to the source of the money and neither has she given any explanation at all as to why she had kept such a big amount of money in her residence in sacks rather than taking it to a bank where it would have been earning her interest. The only reasonable conclusion that this court can draw is that the money was kept in that manner so as to avoid detection by the authorities. In the absence of proof that the money was from a legitimate source, I find and I do so declare, that the money was proceeds of crime," said justice Maina.
The Assets Recovery Agency Claimed that after Kigunzu was arrested in August 2023 and charged at JKIA Law Courts with being in possession of over 600 kilograms of cannabis sativa (Bhang) valued at Ksh18.3 million at her residence in Nairobi, they opened investigations and discovered that she had acquired funds through the drug trafficking business.
