On May 30, 2022, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission arrested seven individuals, including five former Members of the Makueni County Assembly, one sitting MCA, and a former county clerk, for allegedly claiming and receiving per diem for a privately sponsored trip to Dubai.
The seven individuals, accused of deceitfully claiming and receiving 175,018 shillings and 50 cents each as full per diem for a six-day trip to Dubai, were arraigned in court on May 31, 2022.
According to reports, the trip had been privately sponsored by the then Member of Parliament Patrick Musimba.
