This archive report was first published on 15 January 2020.
Published on January 15, 2020, a corruption scandal has rocked Nyamira county government following the unearthing of a plot by the leadership to craft and sneak through a supplementary budget.
Despite being a key suspect in various cases of embezzlement of funds and abuse of office since becoming governor in 2013, Governor Nyagarama has allegedly attempted to loot county coffers through fraudulent budgeting.
The governor's daughter, Emilly, is a prominent player and beneficiary of his networks of family members and close associates, who have been put on the county's payroll as ghost workers-cum-contractors.
Emilly has become an overnight millionaire since her father rose to governorship in 2013, with millions and property going to her head and making her unmanageable to the point of inability to stay with a husband.
The MCAs have been blamed for regularly being compromised to spare the governor from impeachment or other corrective sanctions due to his many scandals.
Senator Omogeni Momanyi's silence amidst evidence of close working relations with the governor and alleged financial generosity has raised eyebrows.
