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February 11, 2026
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EACC launches probe into Bungoma County’s Ksh 3.7M Christmas tree lighting

EACC launches probe into Bungoma County’s Ksh 3.7M Christmas tree lighting

EACC has launched investigations into members of the Executive and County Assembly of Bungoma over allegations of corruption, fraud and theft of public funds...

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The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has launched an investigation into members of the Bungoma County Executive and County Assembly over allegations of corruption, fraud, and theft of public funds. The probe includes scrutiny of a Ksh 6,569,000 expenditure for Christmas tree lighting at the Governor’s office.

  • The investigation concerns alleged corruption, fraud, and theft of public funds amounting to Ksh 6,569,000.
  • The EACC is looking into a Christmas tree lighting expense at the Governor’s office for the 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 financial years.
  • The EACC also requested documents related to fictitious imprest for a benchmarking trip by MCAs and County Executive officials to Mbale, Uganda.

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