Natembeya returns to office after court order lapses amid corruption charges

Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya before the Senate's CPAC Committee to interrogate the status of unresolved issues raised in the report of the auditor general on the Financial Statements of the FY 2023/24 at Bunge Towers, Parliament, Nairobi. June 19th,2025 [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya has officially resumed duty after a 60-day court order that barred him from accessing his office lapsed, pledging to forge ahead with development plans despite an ongoing corruption case against him.

Natembeya, who was received warmly on Monday by members of his County Executive Committee and senior staff at the Kitale Town Hall, had been barred from office following orders issued by Milimani Magistrate Charles Ondieki. The directive stemmed from a suit filed by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), which accused the governor of involvement in a Sh1.46 billion graft scandal.