It seems Samburu governor Moses Kasaine will be the first casualty of the tough speaking EACC CEO Twalib Mbarak.
The Commission raided the governor’s homes on Wednesday morning to look for evidence that may tie him to the loss of more than sh. 2 billion from the county coffers.
The commission also searched the homes of his Personal Assistant Simon Etiene, County Assembly Speaker Solomon Lempere, several county chief officers, executive committee members and contractors awarded phony tenders.
Now Samburu is one of the poorest counties in Kenya with almost zero development. No roads, no hospitals and barely enough schools.
It is sad that the governor would steal such an amount from his people.
EACC said their investigations revealed that some officials of the county government had registered companies that were awarded contracts worth over Sh 700 million but no service was rendered.
Mr Mbarak said investigations proved that the money was withdrawn in cash and shared amongst various county officials.