Bomet County,Bomet Governor Hillary Barchok Stories

Bomet Governor Hillary Barchok released on Sh15 million bond
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 02, 2025

Court documents show that on March 15, 2021, he transferred Sh300,000 to another of his accounts, followed by Sh314,000 and Sh100,000 in separate tran...

Bomet Governor Hillary Barchok arraigned in Sh2 million graft case
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 02, 2025

Governor Hillary Barchok is accused of irregularly benefiting from contracts awarded to Chemasus Construction Limited by the County Government of Bome...

Barchok and Wangamati spend night in custody ahead of arraignment on graft charges
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 01, 2025

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission confirmed it had received approval from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions to prosecute Barch...

High Court declines to stop EACC from arresting Bomet Governor Hillary Barchok
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 01, 2025

Barchok maintains that unless the court intervenes, the intended prosecution will amount to a political witch-hunt designed to tarnish his image and d...

EACC summons Governor Hillary Barchok, ex-Bungoma County boss Wangamati and 12 others over graft
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 29, 2025

Wangamati, together with 11 of his former senior officers and county contractors, is facing allegations of embezzlement of public funds, abuse of offi...

DPP orders prosecution of Bomet Governor Hillary Barchok over alleged graft
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 28, 2025

The investigation alleges that Governor Barchok received Sh2,750,500 from companies that traded with Bomet County between the 2019/2020 and 2024/2025...

Senate proposes law to allow public recall of nominated MCAs in push for equal accountability
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 15, 2025

The Senate Justice and Legal Affairs Committee wants the law to define valid grounds for recall, set out a clear procedure, and designate the institut...

Bomet, Kirinyaga, Elgeyo Marakwet among 32 counties where ethnic bias in staff hiring is rampant
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 14, 2025

The County Governments Act states that no more than 70 per cent of employees in a county government should be from one ethnic group, but the report sh...

EACC arrests Bomet Governor Hillary Barchok in probe over county funds misuse
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 06, 2025

He is expected to record a statement at the EACC South Rift Regional Offices in Nakuru.

Student under probe for diverting school capitation fee into his account
Joseph Ndunda  |  Jan 27, 2025

The bank reported that Sh1, 173, 352 was fraudulently diverted to the account held by Gideon Kibet Langat at the bank's Nandi Hills branch the previou...

Bus driver flees after crash with matatu leaves six dead on Bomet-Narok highway
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 15, 2024

Initial investigations suggest the bus driver was reckless, overtaking other vehicles inappropriately, which led to the fatal collision.

5 killed, 18 injured in Bomet road accident
Bashir Mohammed  |  Mar 18, 2024

A police report says a matatu rammed into a tractor.

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