According to videos circulating on social media, the popular Nairobi nightclub 1824 along Lang’ata Road is currently being raided.

Unidentified individuals are seen carting away valuables with police on guard.



In September, a court froze assets belonging Wilson Kanani who owns the joint.

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) told an anti-corruption court that Kanani, a City Hall staffer had Kes 643 million assets on a Kes 55,000 salary.

In 2022, Lady Justice Esther Maina granted the orders on Tuesday to allow the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) complete investigations into claims the employee, through his office received bribes and kickbacks thereby accumulating the money as well as other assets among them two high-end motor vehicles.

According to court documents, although the employee earns a net monthly salary of Kes 55,000 he received and channeled Kes 506 million through bank accounts held in his name and family members between January 2016 and October 2022.

Investigations established his duties at the county included regulation of outdoor advertisements, monitoring and surveillance of all outdoor advertisements and calling advertisers to comply with approvals and payments for advertisements.

Other assets linked to the accused include a house in Phenom Estate Langata, a residential house and rental premises in Busia, an apartment in Langata NHC and an apartment in Kahawa which are all suspected to have been acquired using proceeds of corruption.