This archive report was first published on 17 July 2019.
On July 17, 2019, police in Samburu arrested a county official suspected of money laundering while transporting Sh1,099,000 in a car.
The official, an employee of the Social Services department, was stopped at a roadblock in Learata area along the Isiolo-Moyale highway.
Police Commander Karanja Muiruri said the official could not account for the money or its intended use, leading to his arrest.
‘We are trying to establish the source of the money and where it was being taken to,’ Muiruri said.
The money was in Sh1,000 notes, which President Uhuru Kenyatta had introduced on Madaraka Day to combat illicit financial flows.
Investigations are ongoing to determine whether other county officials were involved in the transfer of the money.
