The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has on Wednesday secured court orders preserving Ksh37 million believed to have been embezzled at the National Treasury by four employees.

The anti-graft agency named Robert Theuri Murage, Faith Kiptis, Esther Ngeru and Doris Simiyu to have awarded the money illegally among themselves  through fraudulent allowances.

According to the commission, the saga follows, "a previous investigation where EACC obtained similar orders last month freezing over Ksh. 18 Million belonging to Tracy Njoki King’e, a junior employee of the National Treasury."

Meanwhile, five Kericho County Officials were charged with corruption offences relating to Ksh.100 million Kerenga Airstrip Rehabilitation Tender.

The  Kericho Court listed  Joash Chirchir, Nelson Kibet, Evalyne Morogo, John Mibei and Geoffrey Komen  as the suspects in the case.

The five were released on Ksh.100,000 cash bail.

In a ruling delivered by Kericho Chief Magistrate Evans Makori, he issued warrants of arrest against two Directors of Jemororon Construction Ltd, the company at the centre of the irregular Tender award. 

The Twalib Mbarak led commission is pursuing the two who are still at large.

"Pursuant to Section 62(1) of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act, 2003, EACC will require the Kericho County Government to SUSPEND all the public officers charged at half pay until the cases are heard & determined," Ignatius Wekesa, Regional Manager, EACC South Rift.

This comes even as the agency moved to court to recover Ksh.25 million from a company linked to an accountant working at Turkana County government that was paid millions for goods not delivered.

The funds were paid for the supply of 6,024 bags of soya blend which were never delivered to the county.

EACC stated that it kicked off an investigation into the matter following allegations that the county officials were also directors of the company that received the funds illegally from public coffers.

EACC linked the director of the Amailo Investment Limited company to county officials who have been trading with the firm for close to 8 years since 2014.

Esther Lokai Elim, an accountant general of Turkana County and a director of Amailo Investment colluded with the  company and issued a false inspection and acceptance certificate dated May 24, 2021, purporting that 6024 bags had been delivered.