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Anxiety grips Turkana County as EACC probes Sh600m graft scandal

Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission(EACC) Head Office in Nairobi on March 25, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Panic has gripped the executive arm of the Turkana County Government as the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) investigates allegations of embezzlement involving more than Sh600 million over the past two financial years.

In a dramatic operation carried out in Lodwar on Thursday, EACC officers recovered Sh6.5 million in cash hidden inside a vehicle belonging to a County Executive Committee Member (CECM).

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