A cleaner working for the county government of Kakamega and owning Luxurious hotels, private school and expensive cars was arrested by Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).
According to reports, the head of cleaning services in the County is reported to have allegedly acquired wealth worth Ksh615 million through corrupt activities to facilitate his flashy lifestyle and high end properties.
Further reports from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission reveal that among other things, the cleaner owns a private school, pieces of land, vehicles, and other high-end properties that stretch into hundreds of millions of unexplained wealth.
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Additionally, the suspect also owns several restaurants and residential buildings in Kakamega Town and by extension, Kakamega County. It was revealed that the private school worth Ksh220 million is run by the spouse of the suspect.
Investigations conducted by EACC have shown that the suspect also owns six high-end motor vehicles and numerous prime parcels of land in different parts of the country that has been amassed through questionable means over the years.
During the raid at the cleaner’s offices and homes, key documents and cash were seized and EACC believes that the suspect’s wealth emanated from kickbacks from suppliers and contractors when he served in the procurement department.
Speaking during the probe, EACC spokesperson Eric Ngumbi noted that the arrest and search operation was part of an ongoing investigation into suspected proceeds of corruption in the county after receiving complaints.
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“The Commission took up the matter upon receipt of complaints that the official had accumulated unexplained wealth worth millions of shillings through kickbacks that the Commission reasonably believes he received from suppliers and contractors.”