Having come into office promising transparency and fiscal responsibility, the unexplained removal of nearly Sh40 billion from the county’s books without proper documentation raises serious questions about financial governance under his leadership.
The forensic report reveals fraud through duplicate Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) account codes and unauthorized expenditures totaling Sh5.2 billion.
The most telling example occurred on March 10, 2025, when Sh6 million was withdrawn from a retention account and distributed among several companies.
The case has had a protracted history in Kenya’s courts. Ochuodho, who served as KPC Managing Director from 2003, left the company in December 2005 following the fraud allegations.
The senator’s wife, Linah Chesang, is also implicated, with reports claiming she has amassed significant wealth, including properties abroad, since Ruto’s administration took power in 2022.
These cases, previously pending before the High Court, involved unexplained wealth and proceeds of crime worth Sh1.9 billion and Sh73 million.
A nominated Member of Parliament from the Amani National Congress (ANC) party, Joseph Hamisi Dena, faces potential imprisonment following allegations of involvement in an extensive money laundering scheme that has siphoned millions of shillings from taxpayers. The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has launched a comprehensive investigation into Dena and several associates for allegedly using […]
The anti-graft body is also awaiting approval from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to bring fresh charges against Waititu over fraudulent tenders amounting to Ksh 50 million.
The High Court of Kenya at Nairobi has issued urgent orders in a long-standing succession case involving the estate of the late James Kanyotu, a prominent businessman and former head of Kenya’s National Security Intelligence Service (NIS). Kanyotu was the majority shareholder of Kangaita Coffee Estate Limited, a company that owns several parcels of prime […]
In a ruling delivered on the morning of Wednesday, February 12, Milimani Anti-Corruption Court Chief Magistrate Thomas Nzioki found Waititu guilty on four counts in the Ksh588 million corruption case.
Department claims indictment disrupted Mayor Eric Adams’ ability to tackle immigration, violent crime
From coordinating logistics to deciding who speaks at public functions, Farouk’s word is often final.
The county boss is in the custody of EACC detectives in Bomet facilitating an operation that commenced Thursday morning, targeting various premises associated with him.
