EACC Arrests 4 Senior Government Officials
EACC Arrests 4 Senior officials of the Taita Taveta government over alleged mismanagement of public funds.
The four are accused of embezzling Sh7 million belonging to the public.
EACC spokesperson Eric Ngumbi confirmed the arrests saying three suspects were arrested in Taita Taveta while the fourth suspect was arrested in Eldoret.
“The four suspects were escorted to EACC Lower Coast regional offices in Mombasa where they will be processed and later detained at Mombasa Central police station pending arraignment before the Mombasa Anti-Corruption Court on Wednesday, October 23, 2024.”
Eric detailed that spokesperson investigations already that established alleged systemic abuse of office, fraudulent dealings and deliberate violation of procurement laws by the officials.
The ccommission further said the suppliers who received payments did not supply anything to the Taita Taveta county government and the payment documents supporting the payments were allegedly forged.
“Upon conclusion of the investigation, the resultant file was forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) who upon independent review concurred with the commission’s recommendation that the suspects be charged with alleged abuse of office, forgery, engaging in a project without prior planning, conspiracy to commit an offence of corruption and uttering false documents contrary to the law,” EACC said in a statement.
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