NAIROBI Kenya May 25 -The High Court has ruled that Sh102 million gifted to a 23-year-old college student Felista Nyamathira Njoroge by her Belgian boyfriend be forfeited to the state.
Judge Esther Maina of the Anti-Corruption Court on Thursday May 25 said in her ruling that it had been established that the money, which is held in two bank accounts belonging to Nyamathira are proceeds of crime.
She said the source of the money from billionaire Marc De Mesel had not been explained, and the crypto personality failed to show how he earned the money and thus emanated from money laundering.
In November 2021, the court allowed the Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) to freeze the mysterious Sh102 million that was wired to the university student in August.
The High Court later ordered Nyamathira to appear before Asset Recovery Agency (ARA) for processing by officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations after another woman emerged claiming ownership of the funds and the bank accounts holding the money.
The DCI officers were expected to solve the mystery of the real millionaire student at the centre of Sh102 million alleged to have been laundered.
The tycoon also wired Sh257 million to three other women -Tabby Wambuku Kago (Sh108 million), Jane Wangui Kago (Sh49m) and Serah Wambui (Sh100m).
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