MAN DEMAND FOR HIS FROZEN 21M TO PAY DOWRY

MAN DEMAND FOR HIS FROZEN 21M TO PAY DOWRY

By Chris Ojow

A junior staff at Kenya Rural roads

Authority Daniel Munywoki Wambua has

filed a petitioned under certificate

of urgency at the High Court seeking to

have his dowry funds unfrozen so that

he can pay dowry for his future wife.

The dowry Payment Account was

specifically created for the purpose

of collecting funds from the

petitioner’s friends and well- wishes

for the purposes of Dowry payment.

He has attached the Whatsapp group with

the contribution lists, which shows

how much each member contributed to

the wedding.

The petitioner who is a junior

Accountant at the Kenya Rural Roads

Authority (KeRRA), is alleged to have

accumulated a total of Ksh.21,189,125

in four months.

Through his lawyers Martina Swiga and

Danstan Omari, Wambua alleges that

EACC incorrectly pinpointed his

account, which was set up specifically

for dowry payments and to which his

family and friends had contributed.

EACC is investigating allegations that

the petitioner accumulated wealth,

which it says is way beyond his known

legitimate sources of income and

through corrupt dealings.

He now want the court to release his

21 million shillings held, alleging

that the money was intended for his

fiancee’s dowry.

“Unless this honorable court intervenes

and hears the applicant on merit,

there is a likelihood that the

Applicant’s rights under Article 45, 50

of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010

will be limited to his grave

prejudice,” lawyer Danstan Omari

stresses.

He says that there are no reasonable

grounds to suspect his assets, adding

that he is able to defend how he

acquired them legally.

The petitioner refuted the EACC’s wild

allegations that he receives a monthly

salary of ksh. 55,000 by presenting

his most recent payslip in court, which

alleges that he receives ksh.

170,000.