BREAKING NEWS: Woe for Oparanya as DPP Seals His Fate in Ksh 56M Probe.
BREAKING NEWS: Woe for Oparanya as DPP Seals His Fate in Ksh 56M Probe: Former Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya risks being rearrested after the Director of Public Prosecution Renson Igonga approved it.
Ingonga agreed with the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) that Oparanya, who is also an Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) deputy leader, has a case to answer in a graft probe.
In a quarterly report released by EACC, the anti-corruption crusaders claimed that the former governor was investigated for allegedly receiving Ksh56 million in kickbacks through tenders awarded to various companies in his 10-year term that ended in 2022.
The report read, “It was also established that the former Governor entered into a tenancy agreement with the Kakamega County Government for a lease of land reference number Marama/Shianda/442 and the buildings erected thereon for Ksh9,200,000,”
“The said land was established to be the Governor’s property yet again he was being paid by the County Government in a clear case of conflict of interest. Investigations established that the former Governor irregularly received a benefit of Kshs. 56,740,325/= in total from the County Government of Kakamega,” read part of the allegation report.
Also facing fresh arrests are his spouses and some of the directors of the companies accused of receiving the tenders.
“On November 16, 2023, the DPP returned the inquiry file with recommendations for further investigations. The Commission conducted further investigations and resubmitted the file to DPP on December 4, 2023. On December 18, 2023, the DPP returned the file and concurred with the Commission’s recommendations for prosecution,” EACC alleged.