Kenya’s EACC has arrested three senior Garissa County officials over alleged fraudulent payments of more than Sh51 million for undelivered emergency supplies.
The suspects face multiple corruption and forgery charges and are set to appear in court as EACC pursues both criminal and civil action.
In a statement issued on Monday, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) said it had “arrested three senior officials of the County Government of Garissa to be arraigned before Court over fraudulent payments amounting to Sh51,495,516 made to a private company namely Qorjarey Enterprise and General Supplies Limited for goods and services not delivered during the financial years 2021/2022 & 2022-2023.”
The arrested suspects are named as Abdi Ibrahim Daar, Member of County Assembly (MCA), Balambala Ward and sole Director of Qorjarey Enterprise & General Supplies Limited, Mohamud Dubow Korane, County Government of Garissa, former Director, Accounting Services and Yussuf Bethe Ali former Senior Principal Economist, County Government of Garissa.
According to the Commission, investigations began following allegations that the County Government of Garissa irregularly and fraudulently paid Sh51,495,516 to Qorjarey Enterprise & General Supplies Limited between August 2021 and September 2022, purported to be for the supply of emergency relief food items and water trucking services, which were not delivered to the County Government.
Investigators say their findings revealed multiple irregularities in the payment process.
Among the key findings, the Commission stated that Abdi Ibrahim Daar, who served as Social Development Officer at the County Government of Garissa between 2018 and 2022 and is currently the MCA for Balambala Ward, is the sole director and bank signatory of Qorjarey Enterprise & General Supplies Limited.
It added that “the company was irregularly paid Sh51,495,516 for no goods, works, or services delivered.”
The Commission further noted that there was neither a budgetary provision nor an approved procurement plan for the purported emergency relief food supplies and water trucking services during the Financial Year 2021/2022.
In addition, “Qorjarey Enterprise & General Supplies Limited was not among the pre-qualified suppliers for the Financial Years 2021/2022 and 2022/2023.”
Investigators also allege that documents were forged to facilitate and support the irregular payments.
The statement further accuses two of the suspects of directly authorising the transactions, saying Mohamud Dubow Korane and Yussuf Bethe Ali processed and approved the fraudulent payments in favour of the company without any procurement process and for services not rendered.
Upon concluding investigations, the Commission said it forwarded the file to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), “who, upon independent review concurred with EACC's recommendation to charge the three suspects.”
The suspects are set to face several charges, including conspiracy to commit an offence of corruption contrary to Section 47A (3) of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act, abuse of office contrary to Section 46 of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act, forgery contrary to Section 345 of the Penal Code and fraudulent acquisition of public property contrary to Section 45 (1) of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act.
The Commission confirmed that the three suspects, who were arrested on Sunday, February 22, 2026, are scheduled to be arraigned before the Garissa Law Courts on Monday, February 23, 2026 for plea taking.
In addition to criminal proceedings, the anti-graft agency signalled plans to pursue recovery of the funds. “In addition to the criminal proceedings, the Commission will institute a civil suit to recover the unlawful payments from the suspects.”
Reaffirming its mandate, the Commission said it reiterates its commitment to safeguarding public resources and urges public officers to uphold integrity and accountability in the management of public funds.
The case now moves to court, where the accused are expected to enter their pleas as the prosecution seeks to hold them accountable over the alleged loss of public funds.
