High Court has frozen another Sh49 million that a Belgian man had sent to a sister of his girlfriend as a gift on suspicion that it is proceeds of crime, bringing the total amount blocked to Sh264 million.
The money frozen last week was in two Equity Bank accounts, one holding Sh3.1 million and the other 355,990 euros (Sh45.6 million), in the name of Jane Wangui Kago.
Ms Wangui is sister of Tebby Wambui Kago, whose Sh108 million from Belgian Marc De Mesel was also frozen last month.
She claimed the Belgian was Ms Wambui’s boyfriend, adding a fresh twist to the cash-freeze suit given Mr De Mesel was also linked to Ms Felesta Nyamathira Njoroge whom he had sent another Sh107 million that was frozen amid suspicion of the source of the millions from the cryptocurrency dealer.
The Belgian had indicated in the declaration documents that Ms Njoroge, a 21-year-old Nairobi Technical Institute student, was “free to use the money to secure financial security for our future children”.
Ms Wangui had indicated that the Sh49 million “gift” was meant to boost her salon and clothes business in Ruiru.