EACC Arrests 11 Over Alleged KSh85 Million NG-CDF Scandal

EACC Arrests 11 Over Alleged KSh85 Million Eldama Ravine NG-CDF Scandal

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested eleven suspects linked to the alleged embezzlement of KSh85 million from the Eldama Ravine NG-CDF kitty in a major anti-corruption crackdown targeting public officials and committee members.

According to a statement released on Thursday, May 7, 2026, the anti-graft agency said investigations uncovered massive irregular withdrawals and suspected theft of public funds meant for development projects in Eldama Ravine Constituency between the 2018/2019 and 2020/2021 financial years.

The commission revealed that Eldama Ravine NG-CDF received a total allocation of KSh369,052,479 during the three financial years under investigation. However, investigators established that although only KSh11.5 million had been budgeted for Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) activities, a staggering KSh85,002,440 was allegedly withdrawn in cash under the guise of M&E expenditure.

EACC says the loss of funds resulted in the failure to implement several key development projects within the constituency, raising concerns over abuse of public resources and accountability in NG-CDF operations.

Among those arrested are current and former NG-CDF officials, National Treasury clerks, and public officers from various government departments. The suspects include:

Geoffrey Koech – Fund Account Manager

Joseph Kibor Aiyabei – Chairman of the NG-CDF Committee

Dickson Kiplagat Chelimo – Clerical Assistant, Eldama Ravine NG-CDF

Peter Kiptanui – Accounts Clerk

Evans Kiprono Keter – Accounts Clerk

Stephen Kipyegon Bundotich – ICT Officer

Evans Kipngetich Kiptoo – National Treasury Clerk

Musa Kiplagat Ngetich – Clerk in the Office of the President

Walter Zali Avihama – Former Koibatek Sub-County Accountant

Kipruto Yegon – National Treasury Clerk

Anthony Cherogony Toroitich – National Treasury Clerk

The commission stated that the suspects are facing several charges, including abuse of office, conspiracy to commit an economic crime, fraudulent acquisition of public property, false accounting, negligence of official duty, and failure to comply with laws governing public finance management.

EACC also disclosed that two additional suspects  Solomon Mwaura Kiratu, a former Koibatek Sub-County Accountant, and Ann Mwihaki Mwangi, a former NG-CDF committee secretary and alternate signatory  are still at large. The agency has called on them to surrender at any EACC office for processing.

The eleven suspects were escorted to the EACC South Rift Regional Office in Nakuru ahead of their arraignment in court.

The latest arrests add to growing public pressure on anti-corruption agencies to intensify the fight against misuse of taxpayer money, especially funds intended for grassroots development projects.

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