Nairobi, July 19 -- Cecilia Nyathira Wanjiru, Roba Hassan Boru Abdinur and Mohammed Juma Guyo believed they had mounted a compelling defence against the attempt by the government to seize their vehicles. They were wrong.

The Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) moved to the High Court in February 2025, seeking orders for the three to forfeit six vehicles, saying they had been acquired from proceeds of marijuana trade.

Investigators trailed some of the money to Ruth Atieno Ouma, whom the agency described as a convicted drug trafficker, though her conviction was quashed on appeal.

Wanjiru, Abdinur and Guyo insisted the vehicles had been acquired using income from legitimate businesses.

Wanjiru said she was a poultry farmer who also operated Phi...