The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) is investigating ten Turkana County officials over alleged embezzlement of Ksh600 million.
In a statement, the EACC said the county officials are linked to a corruption scheme involving procurement fraud.
Earlier, the commission also froze Ksh180 million in bank accounts belonging to a security warden at the county government. "Previously, the Commission obtained a court order dated March 3, freezing Ksh 180 million in bank accounts belonging to a Security Warden at the County Government and his associated companies," the statement reads.
A section of the EACC headquarters, Integrity Centre in Nairobi County Photo EACC The County Executive Committee (CEC) Member for Finance, along with other officials, is accused of doing business with the county using several companies that received over Ksh600 million in payments for the alleged procurement of goods and services during the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 financial years.
