Samuel James Kinyanjui is the Nairobi billionaire who has been blacklisted from banking his monies in any Kenyan bank. Investigations by the Banking Fraud Investigation Department alleged that Mr. Kinyanjui was involved in the illegal transfer and misuse of funds.
In an investigation by the BFID, several networks connected to the tycoon were uncovered. It was found out that he together with other people/networks from Nigeria, South Africa, and the United States are transferring and laundering large amounts of money across the world.
He filed for a petition seeking the court to stop the BFID from blacklisting him in accessing Kenyan banks.
“I have been to several banks and have been informed that I cannot be served because the BFID has circulated my name under the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering act and listed me under money-laundering records, ”stated the agitated Kinyanhui.
Over 50 years, Kinyanjui has built an empire of businesses in the country which include real estates. He is the owner of the Edenville estate in Kiambu worth Ksh. 2 billion, Torito Roses flower firm and others.
It is alleged that Mr. Kinyanjui has a deal of supplying oil mining equipment to the Nigerian government worth billions. More so, he also has legit businesses in Tanzania, Uganda, Congo and even South Africa.