The NGOs board has directed the freezing of accounts
belonging to an NGO associated with Rosemary Odinga.
Executive director Fazul Mahamed said Key Empowerment
Foundation Kenya has received Sh530m from George Soros Foundation.
In a letter sent to CBK governor Patrick Njoroge on Tuesday,
Fazul said the NGO has not complied in matters including opening and operating
illegal unauthorised bank accounts.
"The aid agency that has funded the foundation is
associated with subterfuge political activities globally and nefarious regime
change tactics," he said.
Fazul asked Njoroge to immediately identify and mark for
"no debit no credit" all accounts held under the organisation.
"...initiate immediate preservation of all funds held
under the said foundation within 24 hours, effective the date of this
communication," he said.
The NGOs Coordination Board boss further said the funding is
aimed at a political agenda, which he noted is not one of the objectives of
charitable organisations.
The directors of the foundation were identified as Rosemary
(Trustee and patron), Jaqueline Moraa (chairperson) and Meshack Odede
(secretary).
Others are Harold Omondi (treasurer) Sandra Adhiambo (board
member), Salome Owuonda (board member).
Fazul said they interviewed Moraa who confirmed that all the
officials of the foundation are just Rosemary's proxies.
"She said Rosemary is the one who runs all the affairs
and financial transactions of the foundation," he said, noting Moraa
claimed suspicious operations are taking place.
Fazul urged the Financial Reporting Centre to start investigating
the foundation's accounts.
"FRC is further requested to investigate a possible
case of using foundations bank accounts as a cover-up for money-laundering and
diversion of donor aid."
