The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has forwarded former Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya’s file to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) for further action.
This comes after EACC detectives questioned Oparanya and his spouses in August in connection with the alleged embezzlement of Ksh.1.3 billion during his two-term tenure as Kakamega Governor.
On Tuesday, EACC Chairperson David Oginde told the National Dialogue Committee that the State agency only forwards the names of graft suspects to the ODPP for appropriate action after conducting thorough investigations.
“The cases that we deal with go through a lot of processes before being forwarded to the ODPP. It is a very vigorous process. Most of the cases that we forward to the ODPP rarely fail or are withdrawn and this is because of the kind of work that is done,”
“Like the recent case involving a former governor (Oparanya) we summoned to EACC offices for probing. As we speak now, we have just concluded our investigations into this particular person. We have forwarded that file to the ODPP for further action.”
Oginde went on to say that Oparanya has a case to answer based on the findings of the EACC’s investigations.
Former Kakamega County Governor Wycliffe Oparanya and his spouses were questioned by Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission detectives in connection with the alleged embezzlement of Ksh.1.3 billion during his two-term tenure as Governor of Kakamega County.
According to the anti-graft commission, ongoing investigations indicate that during Oparanya’s tenure, public funds were obtained illegally through proxies and associates.
