Nakuru Senator Tabitha Karanja, known as “Keroche,” is currently under investigation over allegations of misappropriating at least KSh8 million earmarked for county oversight.
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) suspects the first-term senator, along with unnamed officials, may have embezzled these funds during the 2023/2024 financial year.
Two petitioners have filed a court case seeking to freeze all of Senator Karanja’s bank accounts pending the completion of investigations.
“We urge the court to freeze and/or rescue forthwith any public funds from any further fraudulent expropriation. We request the court to freeze Senator Keroche’s Equity Bank account and any other bank accounts kept secret by her,” the petition states.
The EACC has formally requested that the senator’s office provide all original financial documents from the 2023/24 fiscal year to aid in its probe.
The commission has also asked Senator Karanja’s office to clarify details related to the alleged financial misappropriations as part of the ongoing investigation.
