Court freezes ex-KNH CEO Evanson Kamuri's assets worth Sh229 million
The frozen wealth includes properties worth Sh130 million located in Kitengela and Ngong, treasury bonds valued at Sh55 million, and Sh44.5 million held in six bank accounts.
The High Court has frozen Sh229 million in properties, treasury bonds and bank deposits linked to suspended Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Evanson Njoroge Kamuri.
Justice Lucy Njuguna issued the preservation orders after the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) applied to have the wealth secured pending a forfeiture case following investigations by the agency into alleged abuse of office and irregular procurement.
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The temporary injunction will remain in force until September 11, 2025.
“A temporary injunction is hereby issued in terms of prayers (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7) of the Notice of Motion to last until October 11, 2025,” said the judge.
The frozen wealth includes properties worth Sh130 million located in Kitengela and Ngong, treasury bonds valued at Sh55 million, and Sh44.5 million held in six bank accounts.
The EACC opened investigations after receiving reports of procurement breaches in two major tenders during Kamuri’s leadership at the country’s top referral hospital.
One involved the supply, delivery, installation, testing and commissioning of a medical oxygen generating plant that was awarded to Biomax Africa Ltd.
The other is related to the installation of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system and supporting hardware.
According to the agency, Kamuri irregularly approved several addendum contracts with Biomax Africa, extending the initial contract unlawfully.
This went against the Public Procurement and Assets Disposal Act and procurement regulations.
The Ministry of Health had initially advertised the oxygen plant tender for Sh443.6 million.
EACC investigators claim Kamuri authorised Sh290 million in payments to Biomax Africa for a substandard plant that failed to meet tender specifications, resulting in loss of public funds.
Their investigations traced Sh114.4 million through his bank accounts. Initially, the commission targeted assets worth Sh446 million, but after analysing his June 26, 2025, response, it accepted that assets worth Sh237 million had been adequately explained.
The remaining Sh229.4 million was deemed unexplained.
The agency now intends to pursue forfeiture proceedings to recover the unexplained wealth. It has also asked the court to compel Kamuri to pay the equivalent cash value if any of the assets have been wasted or are no longer available for recovery.
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