The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on Wednesday arrested the Tana River chief finance officer in possession of Ksh2.7 million at Malindi Airport on her way to Nairobi.
According to a source at the commission, got an intelligence report from its coastal regional office that Mariam Bunu had been intercepted at the airport with some Ksh.6 M in cash that she could not account for.
Officers were then dispatched to the airport where they seized documents showing that she was travelling to Nairobi for “official duty.”
After conducting further probe, it was discovered that Bunu was in possession of undeclared cash amounting to Ksh.2.7 million.
She was processed and later released on a cash bail of Ksh.100,000 pending further investigations.
“It is suspected that the amount was corruptly obtained from Tana River County,” a source at EACC told Citizen Digital
EACC has therefore launched investigations against Bunu for possible embezzlement of public funds, abuse of office and/or dealing with suspect property.
They will also conduct a lifestyle audit on Bunu to ascertain whether she is in possession of unexplained assets.