The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) detectives have taken Taita Taveta County Deputy Speaker Anselm Mwadime into custody in connection with the misappropriation of Ksh17 million during a trip to Zanzibar.
An EACC statement revealed that both the deputy speaker and Taita Taveta County Assembly Clerk Gadiel Mnyambo Maganga are under investigation for their involvement in the bonding trip, during which the mentioned amount of money was allegedly misused following a complaint.
“The Commission commenced investigations on the complaint and established that 1. a total amount of Kshs 17 million was utilized for the alleged trip out of which, Kshs. 9,000,000.00 (Nine million) was directly paid to the organizers for the conference and travel arrangements and the balance of Kshs. 8 Million was paid as imprest advance to 30 officers who were to attend the training in Zanzibar,” EACC said in part.
It was alleged that the County Assembly of Taita Taveta utilized fraudulent travel permission letters, purportedly issued by the Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Devolution, to justify their travel to Zanzibar.
EACC further disclosed that out of the 30 officers who were provided with imprest for the trip, only 25 traveled and spent five nights in Zanzibar and one night locally instead of the intended six nights in Zanzibar, resulting in a loss of Kshs. 1,033,288.00.
