How Siaya County Gov’t Officials Allegedly Stole Sh400 Million in 12 Days After August Election
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has opened a probe into the alleged theft of public funds amounting to over Sh400 million by senior Siaya county government officials.
EACC says county officials withdrew the funds from county coffers in a series of suspicious withdrawals within 12 days after the August 8th general election despite a directive by the new Governor James Orengo stopping procurements, payment of allowances and pending bills.
“The employees went ahead and paid themselves hefty amounts during the transition period,” EACC said in a statement on Friday.
In one instance, an official attached to the Finance Department allegedly received six payments, out of which five were made on August 31st while the sixth was made on September 6th.
The payments included Sh225,000 for travel cost, Sh93,000 (tuition fees allowance), Sh200,000 (accommodation allowance), Sh250,000 for tuition fees and Sh120,000 for advertising awareness and publicity campaign.
“Another senior staff member is alleged to have received three payments including Ksh.200,000 for travel cost, Ksh.425,000 for daily subsistence allowance and Ksh.125,000 for bank service commission charge, respectively,” added EACC.
In a separate case, a support staff officer is said to have received Sh748,000 for purported contracted technical services.
In addition, Sh112 million was allegedly wired from County Executive bank accounts to clerks of various County Assembly committees with three of the clerks receiving up to five payments in one day ranging between Sh650,000 and Sh716, 000 under the imprest account.
“Investigations are ongoing to inform appropriate legal action including criminal prosecution of any culpable persons and recovery of the stolen public funds,” the agency added.
Comments (15)
These are the criminals who have been fighting tooth to nail to grab power at the national level! Imagine an Afghanistan!!!
Orengo doing things
Stealing from your own poor folks is evil and the punishment for criminal evil acts ought to be excruciating pain, prison time and confiscation of all that a culprit owns. A painful and expensive example for all is here warranted.
Two things that seems to remain constant in Kenya and probably will remain so are (1) our women will continue to flock to the Gulf states and continue to be killed, (2) corruption will continue to be us till thy kingdom.
The fight against corruption needs to start at home for sure. We need better political ethics when it comes to corruption.
Why not? Community will curse you if you leave the cage empty handed.
Now if this blatant and flagrant thievery does not offend wananchi to the point of protesting and demonstrating, then they deserve to be robbed. Wow this right in your face affront on public funds should not be tolerated .Let's see what Ruto's regine will do about this corrupt act.Will it be business as usual?
This happened while Orengo was doing Babas bid in Nairobi.
I saw him the other day castigating President WSR for not delivering on his promises yet he is either sleeping on the job or he is part of the scheme to defraud the Anyangos.
....at least you are NOT gullible...that last sentence --- he is part of the scheme, for sure.
@ Asista aka Dr. Joseph Goebbels of UDA
Part and puzzle of the 2 Billion KSH stolen daily in Kenya
Nothing new here. I heard RiggyG say they inherited a bloke government right? Is it possible that those before him cleaned the coffers as they left or the incoming people cleaned the coffers and then put the blame on those leaving? These people steal the chicken, the eggs and the feathers that dropped from the chicken. They don't leave anything. Bure kabisa.
Rao will not comment on this. A peculiar fellow
With Uhuru stealing shs1.5T in six months,ici Mera seem to have looted peanuts(shs 400m only).They should be punished for stealing a small amount of money as compared to jambazi Orengo leading other ODM gangsters including muuaji Raila to grab 500000 acres of land in Lamu during the era of nusu-mkate.Only the FIRING SQUAD starting from the TOP(Ngina & her children) will TAME corruption in Kenya.
COOOOOZZZZZZZZZZ...... Who will stop them Ruto???? Gachagua??????? The stupid Corrupt Kenyan judicial system??????? You??????? Na wengine wenu ni hongo mnatoa ndio watoto wenu waende shule... Wazazi wenu wapate matibabu.... Deal zenu za shamba ziende speedi speedi.... Mkiwa mmelewa pombe za bei ghali huko kenya, Mnanyamazisha polisi na kitu kidogo... Wengine mnatombana na watoto wadogo mnawaachia mimba mnafinyia Chief na askari wa chief kakitu kesi iishie hapo.... Wengine ni kuhonga ya masomo FAKE DEGREES...Wengine wenu ni kuhonga permit za biashara zenu... Wengine mumetransport tabia mbaya kila mahali....Mabibi, Mabwana na watoto wenu ni deal za kuhongana tu.... Wengine ni mihadarati.... Kusukuma mnasilukuma hizo vitu kweli kweli... Wengine ni human trafficking...Mnaajiri wakenya wenzenu na kuanza kuwatesa... Huku mkinyamazisha kila mtu na hongo! Hongo na Ufisadi tu ndio lugha mnaelewa... You vote for the same people too... Niendelee????? Nauliza tena... Ni nani atawakataza... Ni nani atawakamata.... Ni nani atakaye kuwa na haki ya kweli?