A Court in Kilifi has frozen bank accounts belonging to five companies, as the county seeks to unveil the truth behind the loss of Sh51 million county funds.
Lawyers from the county sought an order from the Malindi Law Courts to freeze the accounts of the firms pending the determination of the case.
Principal Magistrate Dominica Nyambu ordered directors of the companies linked to the loss of the cash not to interfere with their property until the determination of the suit filed against them by the county lawyers.
The move comes after Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi said he will appear before Ethics and Ant-Corruption Commission (EACC), to address the allegations levelled against his county officials.
Nyambu ordered Equity Bank, Diamond Trust Bank, Jamii Bora, and Consolidated Bank to provide the court with documents showing all transactions undertaken by the said companies.
The governor opted to suspend 10 officials from his government following claims that their passwords had been used to transfer the said cash.
The companies whose accounts have been linked to the loss of the county funds are Zohali Services Ltd, Makegra Supplies, Leadership Edge Associates, Kilingi Investment Ltd and Daima One Entreprises.