The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission and the Anti Banking Fraud unit have been called upon to investigate a company by the name Solza Limited for charging exorbitant interest on loans.
In a letter to the EACC and copied to the Anti Banking Fraud, several members of the public complained that Solza Limited was using an Auctioneer by the name Nairobi Channels Auctioneer who is located at Muthaiga Suites to harass them.
In the letter, one member of the public complained that he took a loan and that after a month, the money he had been loaned attracted an interest of 50 percent and he was forced to double the monthly installments while repaying the loan.
Given that he was unable to cope up with Solza Limited demands, Auctioneers have threatened to auction his car.
According to the registrar of Companies, Solza Limited was incorporated on 22 June 2022.
The company is headquartered at the Green House building, ground -floor along Ngong Road.
The complaint letter to the EACC said that Solza Limited shareholders and directors are operating illegal business in Kenya and that some of the directors who are foreigners do not have valid work permits.
“Some who are foreigners like one Romanov Alexander do not have valid work permits, “the letter reads.
According to the registrar of Companies, the company is 100 percent owned by Romanov Aleksander who has a total of 1000 nominal share capital whereas Michael Allan Murundi a co-director has zero.
The letter to the EACC said that Romanov Aleksander holds a Russian passport number 733346561 and that his special pass number is 3175830 issued on 07-07-2022 and expired on 10-6-2022.
The complainants said that Solza limited was able to open an account at a local bank along Ngong Road whereas both the Company and the directors didn’t have the prerequisite documents.
They alleged in the letter that Solza limited colluded with the Bank officials and bribed them shs 500,000 in order for the account to be opened.
According to his passport, Romanov Aleksander was born in the former USSR on 21st September 1988.
His co-director who has zero shares in Solza Limited Michael Allan Murundi was born on 30th July 1991.
Murundi hails from Busia ,Matayos , Bukhayo West location in Lwanya Sub- location.
According to sources, before the company opened a bank account, he vanished with the companies shs 4 million that had been deposited in his personal account and is yet to be traced.
They said Solza limited didn’t report the matter because they feared it will expose them.
Insiders said Solza Limited has no legal documents nor business permit.
They also alleged that the company has no license to do lending business.
When reached for comment, Solza Limited Operations Manager Ansity Kendi said they are not bothered about anything being written.
“Please go ahead and do your work. Ensure as you do it, that your actions don’t cause slander. Thank you for your time,” she said.