The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) Tuesday arrested for grilling an accountant of the Siaya County Government, Hezron Junior Opiyo, alias Hezron Opiyo, for allegedly embezzling approximately Sh100 million through payment of fraudulent and fictitious allowances.
Investigations by the Commission revealed that Opiyo, an accountant at the Department of Finance and Economic Planning, fraudulently processed payments disguised as allowances for training and other official county engagements that never took place.
The investigations follows a complaint into alleged embezzlement of approximately Sh400 million by several Siaya County officials, EACC said.
Upon completion of investigations, EACC forwarded the file to the Director of Public Prosecutions, who concurred with the Commission’s recommendations to initiate criminal proceedings against the suspect.
The suspect was held at Kisumu Port Police Station and will be arraigned before the Kisumu Anti-Corruption Court on Wednesday, August 27, 2025.
Alongside the criminal proceedings, EACC has initiated civil recovery of Sh102,950,307.00, plus accrued interest, illegally obtained by the suspect.
The Commission is also investigating seven other cases relating to allegations of fraudulent payment of allowances to Siaya County Officials totaling to over Sh700 million which were paid between 2017 and 2022.
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