Graft Stories

High Court declines to overturn Ferdinand Waititu's 12-year imprisonment
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 17, 2025

Ferdinand Waititu, who was convicted in February 2025, had been handed the option of paying a fine of Sh53.5 million or serving a 12-year jail term.

Lobby demands arrest of CS Oparanya after High Court revives corruption case
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 16, 2025

The the lobby said the ruling was a landmark victory against impunity and a clear affirmation that the DPP cannot operate without accountability.

High Court quashes DPP’s move to drop Sh56.7 million graft charges against CS Oparanya
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 16, 2025

Oparanya, had been lined up for trial over claims of conflict of interest, abuse of office, money laundering, and conspiracy to defraud the county gov...

Company director accused of fraud siphoned Sh356 million to personal accounts, court hears
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 11, 2025

The court heard that an auditor's report concluded that between 2021 and 2024, the company had lost Sh356.7 million.

Senators raise alarm over withdrawal of 18 county graft cases without EACC input
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 10, 2025

EACC revealed that since 2013, the ODPP has dropped 18 graft cases touching on devolved units, among them three from Isiolo and one each from Makueni,...

How protests over Finance Bill hurt Nairobi’s daily revenue collections
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 10, 2025

County records show fire inspection fees plunged by 90 per cent to Sh5.3 million, while market rates fell 11.6 per cent to Sh189.37 million.

Governor Wavinya Ndeti suspends 33 revenue officers over alleged graft
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 09, 2025

Wavinya stressed that the suspension of these officers is just the start of a wider crackdown aimed at eradicating all forms of graft within county op...

Court told Okoth Obado agreed to forfeit assets worth Sh235m in graft case
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 05, 2025

Under the agreement, the accused forfeited eight parcels of land and two Toyota Land Cruiser vehicles, all valued at Sh235.6 million, three times the...

Study: Over 130,000 Ugandan civil servants 'bought' jobs
DW News  |  Sep 03, 2025

A report by Uganda's Inspectorate of Government reveals that one out of three civil servants bribed their way into the job. Now there are calls to ref...

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...

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...

DPP, EACC enter plea bargain with ex-Migori Governor Okoth Obado in Sh505 million graft case
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 01, 2025

Obado is charged alongside his four children and 11 others for embezzlement of funds while he was still a governor

EACC submits 89 graft cases involving top officials to ODPP for prosecution
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 22, 2025

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) says the cases were completed in the last eight and their files submitted to the ODPP with recommenda...

President Ruto forms new multi-agency team to intensify war on corruption
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 19, 2025

The team will be chaired by the Executive Office of the President, while the Office of the Attorney General will serve as the Secretariat.

Court bars city businessman accused of Sh356 million fraud from travelling to India
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 12, 2025

Honey Khatwani is accused of stealing $2,786,174.40 (Sh356 million) from Oki General Trading between January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2024, in Barbado, Na...

EACC: Nine governors under investigation for using staff to funnel stolen county funds
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 12, 2025

EACC chairperson Dr David Oginde revealed that the leaders, particularly in marginalised regions, are diverting money meant for development to invest...

EACC report finds bribery most common as average payment hits Sh4,878
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 05, 2025

Institutions where bribery was most prevalent were found to be Assistant County Commissioners' offices and County Administration, Education, Public Wo...

Ex-Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu freed on Sh53 million bank guarantee pending appeal
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 31, 2025

Waititu, who was convicted in February, breathed a sigh of relief after High Court Judge Lucy Njuguna granted him bond, having previously declined his...

EACC busts Sh10.5 million bribery ring at Treasury, arrests four officials
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 18, 2025

Those arrested include two Senior Pensions Officers, Henry Odhaimbo Otira and Catherine Muthoni Murage, Chief Clerical Officer Byrson Mark, and Wilken...

Court hears audio of alleged bribery by JamboPay CEO in Sonko's Sh20 million graft case
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 17, 2025

"If you allow me to work with you, utakua unapata between Sh3 million and Sh5 million daily, depending on how we run this," Muchemi is heard telling S...

Court told JamboPay's director allegedly offered Sonko Sh4-5 million daily bribe for revenue tender
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 16, 2025

Chief Inspector Kiptoo Kisorio told the court how an undercover operation was mounted in January 2019 in Mtwapa, Kilifi County, following a tip-off fr...

EACC recovers Sh67 million fraudulently paid as irregular allowances to Treasury official
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 15, 2025

Court found that the official had illegally and irregularly received public funds disguised as taskforce, extraneous, entertainment, facilitation, and...

Ex-Garissa Protocol Officer charged with forgery, fraudulent acquisition of Sh6.8 million
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 16, 2025

The suspect was arrested by detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on Thursday last week following investigations by the ant...

Isiolo County Clerk suspended for 30 days over corruption, abuse of office
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 16, 2025

Boru is said to have failed to provide monthly requisitions for April and May 2025 to the Controller of Budget and also failed to furnish the County A...

EACC signs MoU with National Youth Council, seeks support in fight against corruption
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 13, 2025

According to EACC chairman, Bishop David Oginde, corruption is a moral crisis, but a great opportunity exists for the commission to partner with the y...

Senators slam EACC over delayed graft probes, say politically motivated raids undermine credibility
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 10, 2025

Marsabit Governor Mohamed Ali, who appeared before the committee, said he is still waiting to be told why he was arrested and paraded publicly without...

Former minister Kimunya to defend himself in Sh60 million land graft case after Court of Appeal ruling
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jun 10, 2025

The charges relate to events in 2005 when Kimunya allegedly oversaw the allocation of 25 acres of public land to Midlands Ltd, valued at about Sh60 mi...

Why we arrested Trans Nzoia County officials at Milimani Law Courts - EACC
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 04, 2025

The commission said the arrests were made in collaboration with the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) following an incident on May 19 at Go...

Court directs prosecution to share all evidence in Governor Natembeya graft case by June 16
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jun 03, 2025

The prosecution had asked for two more weeks to comply with the earlier orders on material disclosure.

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