EACC arrests Kitui County Chief Officer over Sh17.48m procurement fraud
In a statement on Thursday, EACC CEO Abdi Mohamud said investigations found that Kivoto, who served in the Departments of Agriculture & Fisheries and Irrigation, allegedly traded with the county through five proxy companies: Shanel Construction Ltd, ECO Stone Ltd, AZ Links Ltd, DTK Construction Ltd, and 4-Walls Ltd.[Joh Muia, Standard] The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested Kitui County Chief Officer Gladys Mami Kivoto and five company directors over alleged conflict of interest and procurement irregularities involving Sh17.
EACC further established that three of the directors, Josephine Mwikali Wambua of Shanel Construction, Makoma Wambua of AZ Links and Emmanuel Wambua of ECO Stone are relatives of Kivoto.
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