Nairobi, Feb. 7 -- The High Court has declined to lift an order blocking a Nairobi County employee from accessing his frozen bank accounts and high-end vehicles suspected to have been acquired through corruption.

Justice Nixon Sifuna dismissed the application by Nashon Wilson Kanani saying there was no merit in the application, or any material to warrant him the orders obtained by the anti-graft agency in September last year.

Mr Kanani wanted to be allowed to access his bank accounts, which were frozen on September 13, 2023 while holding Sh48 million.

"It would be ironic and cynical to quarantine the assets and on the other hand allow the subject to access the funds and appropriate them. Funds that have been found to be tainted or wher...