The fight for Sh2.3 billion previously frozen in Ecobank accounts over suspicions of credit card fraud, has taken a new turn after a Frenchman filed a petition terming three Kenyans who have staked a claim to the cash strangers to a company that operates the accounts.
The funds were unfrozen by the anti-corruption court early last week after the Asset Recovery Authority (ARA) withdrew its case only for the Kenyans -- Stephen Maina Njenga, Felix Rantu Lekishe and Solomon Joseph Maina -- to file a different petition claiming they are directors and shareholders of KiwiPay Kenya Ltd and that the money should be released to them.
