EACC officers raid Nyandarua County offices for crucial documents

Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) officers yesterday staged a raid in the Nyandarua County government offices in Ol Kalou and took some files.

Sources said the officers were interested in documents
related to branding of the County where ksh50 million was paid. The branding
scandal is associated with a son of a senior County official.

The EACC Central Region head, Charles Rasugu confirmed the
raid adding it focused on the governor’s office and the department of finance.

He said the probe might be extended to other offices but at
the moment, the two offices were the main focus in the investigations.

The County branding and a ghost investors’ conference were
the earliest sleaze to be reported in Governor Francis Kimemia’s administration.

“They took some documents from the governor’s secretary
and the finance office to help us crack the case that emanated from the tender
issued in 2019,” Rasugu said referring to the branding case.

Rasugu said no arrests had been made, “unless they fail to
cooperate.”

He however did not confirm reports that the raid was also
taking place in homes of some County executives.

Rasugu said the probe was also about the county investment
forum function was never held but money was spent.

The war between Governor Kimemia and Speaker Ndegwa Wahome
started in 2019 after the latter claimed that Sh13 million had been paid to
private accounts as payment for an investors’ conference that never was.

“This money is in private accounts and unless these people
voluntarily return it, the County Government cannot be able to recall that
money as there is bank-client confidentiality. If it is not done, this Assembly
will step in,” he stated then.