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Oparanya under siege: EACC questions former governor, raids his homes

Oparanya

Anti-graft officials take away computers from the the home of former Kakamega governor Wycliffe Oparanya (centre) on August 23, 2023.

Photo credit: Evans Habil | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • When the Nation team arrived at his city residence on Forest Edge Road, a total of six uniformed police officers and two vehicles belonging to the EACC were on the premises.
  • In Butere, his home was under tight security as a similar raid was carried out. 
  • The officers' intentions were to seize any documentary evidence and electronic devices linked to alleged improper acquisition of property. 

Former Kakamega governor Wycliffe Oparanya is currently being questioned at the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) headquarters in Nairobi over alleged procurement irregularities.

EACC sleuths cited alleged embezzlement of funds from the county government of Kakamega in the period between March 2013 and May 2023.