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Sospeter Ojaamong arrested at EACC, taken to Nairobi court

Busia County Governor Sospeter Oajamong at the Anti-Corruption Court in Milimani, Nairobi, on July 4, 2018. He faced several corruption-related charges. PHOTO | RICHARD MUNGUTI | NATION MEDIA GROUP

What you need to know:

  • Mr Ojaamong turned himself in at the headquarters of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on Wednesday morning and was promptly locked up in the basement cells.
  • After more than four hours in remand, a handcuffed Ojaamong was whisked out and driven to Milimani Law Courts a few minutes to 11am.
  • His arrest comes a day after Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji approved the governor's prosecution over a dodgy waste-disposal-tender award.

Busia Governor Sospeter Ojaamong has been taken to court after his arrest at Integrity Centre, Nairobi, for alleged corruption.

Mr Ojaamong turned himself in at the headquarters of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on Wednesday morning and was promptly locked up in the basement cells.