Nancy Indoveria Kigunzu popularly known as Mathe Wa Ngara has raised questions about her Ksh 13.4 million that was seized by the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) detectives.
Mathe Wa Ngara through her lawyers Cliff Ombeta and Danstan Omari on Monday, August 28 requested the court to order the money to be presented before it as an exhibit and not to be seized by the state.
The lawyers also questioned the prosecution about the whereabouts of the money following the court’s order to have the money deposited at the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK).
“The state needs to convey to the respondent the issue of where that money is. You gave express orders that the money be deposited at the Central Bank. The money is an exhibit if at all the respondent will be charged,” Omari stated.
The prosecution in response said the money was deposited at CBK and would be produced upon demand from the court.
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"We have documents to confirm chain of custody which will be deposited in court in due course but not today," the prosecution said.
This comes after the Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) filed an application at the high court seeking to have the funds to be held on grounds that they could have been proceeds of crime.
Mathe Wa Ngara was arrested by the DCI on Monday last week along Kenyatta Avenue in Nairobi CBD.
The court last week ruled that she should remain in police custody for five days to allow the police to complete investigations.
The police are however requesting Mathe Wa Ngara to be held for more to days to allow them analyze the items that were seized during the Ngara raid.
