This archive report was first published on 4 July 2020.
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has stepped in to investigate corruption allegations in Kirinyaga County government, with officials from the county appearing before the commission in Nyeri.
According to Central EACC manager Charles Rasugu, the commission has already interviewed 38 officials and recorded statements over irregularities in tendering, including a Sh50 million tender for the installation of a software to manage hospitals.
Among those summoned for questioning are an advisor to Governor Ann Waiguru, procurement and chief officers, and others implicated in the alleged payment of Sh10.6 million imprest to Waiguru for foreign trips.
The EACC will also be looking into how Velocity Partners Ltd was awarded the Sh50 million tender to install the Integrated Hospital Management Information System.
Although Waiguru was acquitted by the Senate select committee, the MCAs insist she has a case to answer.
