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Bomet Governor Hillary Kipngβeno Barchok (L) and former Bungoma Governor Wycliffe Wangamati (C) availing themselves at the EACC headquarters for processing on September 1, 2025 over graft-linked allegations.
Bomet Governor Hillary Kipngβeno Barchok and former Bungoma Governor Wycliffe Wangamati have honored a summon by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) over corruption-related allegations.
The duo presented themselves at the Commission's headquarters in Nairobi on Monday for processing before being arraigned in court.
EACC said it had received consent from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) to charge the two alongside several associates and company directors linked to their cases.
Governor Barchok and Evans Kipkoech Korir, a director of Chemasus Construction Limited, are facing allegations of conflict of interest in procurement dealings at the County Government of Bomet.
The ODPP says that Governor Barchok and Korir were ordered to appear in court to answer charges of conflict of interest and unlawful property acquisition through county contracts worth Ksh.2.75 million.
On his part, Wangamati is accused of embezzling public funds during his tenure in Bungoma County.
He will be charged together with more than ten individuals, including relatives and associates tied to various construction and supply firms alleged to have benefited from the scheme.
The ODPP accuses Wangamati and his officials of embezzling over Ksh.70 million through tenders.
Β©Citizen Digital, Kenya
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- The duo presented themselves at the Commission's headquarters in Nairobi on Monday for processing before being arraigned in court.
Bomet Governor Hillary Kipngβeno Barchok (L) and former Bungoma Governor Wycliffe Wangamati (C) availing themselves at the EACC headquarters for processing on September 1, 2025 over graft-linked allegations.
Bomet Governor Hillary Kipngβeno Barchok and former Bungoma Governor Wycliffe Wangamati have honored a summon by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) over corruption-related allegations.
The duo presented themselves at the Commission's headquarters in Nairobi on Monday for processing before being arraigned in court.
EACC said it had received consent from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) to charge the two alongside several associates and company directors linked to their cases.
Governor Barchok and Evans Kipkoech Korir, a director of Chemasus Construction Limited, are facing allegations of conflict of interest in procurement dealings at the County Government of Bomet.
The ODPP says that Governor Barchok and Korir were ordered to appear in court to answer charges of conflict of interest and unlawful property acquisition through county contracts worth Ksh.2.75 million.
On his part, Wangamati is accused of embezzling public funds during his tenure in Bungoma County.
He will be charged together with more than ten individuals, including relatives and associates tied to various construction and supply firms alleged to have benefited from the scheme.
The ODPP accuses Wangamati and his officials of embezzling over Ksh.70 million through tenders.
Β©Citizen Digital, Kenya
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