In Other News · Kenya

Source: Kenya Today

BY KT Team The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested two more senior Nyamira County Assembly officials as investigations into a KSh367 million office block tender widen, with investigators saying procurement irregularities resulted in the loss of more than KSh30 million in public funds . The latest suspects are David Nyarango Ombego , the Assembly’s Deputy Clerk and Director of Legislative, Legal Procedure and Committee Services, and Joyce Onyiego , Director of Monitoring and Evaluation. According to EACC, the two officials were arrested within Kisii County in a coordinated operation and taken to the Commission’s South Nyanza Regional Office in Kisii for processing ahead of their expected arraignment. The arrests relate to investigations into the award and implementation of a KSh367 million contract for construction of an office block for the Nyamira County Assembly . EACC says irregularities surrounding the tender resulted in an estimated KSh30,187,396 loss to the public , claims that will now form part of the criminal proceedings against the officials. Ombego and Onyiego are expected to face several charges, including abuse of office, wilful failure to comply with laws governing the management of public funds and negligence of official duty . The latest arrests bring...