EACC links county graft to use of interns in fake imprest payments
EACC said the fraud becomes more aggressive toward the end of financial years, with many counties rushing to deplete their budgets through illegal schemes.
EACC said the fraud becomes more aggressive toward the end of financial years, with many counties rushing to deplete their budgets through illegal schemes.
A Senate committee report found the practice illegal and in violation of several laws, warning that it misleads the public and misuses taxpayer money. The EACC has been given 30 days to report on enforcement ac...
The auction has already been approved by the courts and is part of the commission’s plan to recover stolen public assets and hold corrupt public officers accountable.
The properties, which included government housing units, had been illegally taken over by private individuals in collusion with corrupt public officials.
The suspects, drawn from IEBC, NSDCC, KeRRA, KMTC, and Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company, are accused of fraudulently earning millions of shillings in salaries through falsified documents.
The Senate County Public Accounts Committee expressed concern over how governors are dramatically arrested and paraded at EACC headquarters, yet the cases either stall or are never concluded.
In its latest quarterly report for January to March, the EACC paints a disturbing picture of how public resources are being stolen or misused across different sectors.
The commission said the arrests followed an incident on May 19, when EACC officers, backed by a court order, searched the governor’s Kitale home as part of a corruption investigation.
The suspects face charges including malicious damage, theft, and obstruction of justice after stopping officers executing court-approved search warrants.
Lawyers representing the accused told Chief Magistrate Charles Ondieki that they had formally written to DPP Renson Ingonga on April 25, 2025, requesting an out-of-court settlement.
In a day-long operation conducted on Monday, EACC detectives raided the residences and offices of Governor George Natembeya and four senior county officials.
According to Wamatangi, the officers took a large number of documents from his home, including personal records such as birth and graduation certificates.