EACC recovers grabbed State properties worth Kes3.3 billion in Eldoret
18:05:2024: The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has recovered Kes3.2 billion worth of grabbed public property in Eldoret town, Uasin Gishu County among them, a residential house hosting a judicial officer.
The other recovered properties belong to the State Department of Housing, Administration Police, Uasin Gishu Referral Hospital, Uasin County Fire Station, and County Assembly.
Particulars of the recovered properties include Eldoret Municipality/Block4/53 measuring 1.67acres worth Kes370 million; Eldoret Municipality/Block 4/54 measuring 0.54acres valued at Kes110 million; Eldoret Municipality/Block 4/53 measuring 1.17acres valued at Kes370 million; and Eldoret Municipality/Block 4/52 measuring 0.63acres valued at Kes440 million all being land on which the Administration Police lies but allocated to Lima Ltd.
EACC Head of Communication, Mr Eric Ngumbi addressing the media on the recoveries in Eldoret. He is flanked on the left by North Rift Regional Manager, Mr Charles Rasugu and Deputy Director of Education and Public Awareness Dr Emily Mworia on right.
The others are Eldoret Municipality/Block 7/272 measuring 0.35acres valued in 2024 at Kes80 million being a residential house belonging to the Judiciary but irregularly allocated to John Futu Mwachai; Eldoret Municipality/Block 4/57 measuring 0.99acres valued at Kes660 million belonging to Uasin Gishu County Referral Hospital but irregularly allocated to Chemey Investment; and Eldoret Municipality/Block 3/28 measuring 0.42acres valued at Kes180 million belonging to Uasin Gishu County Assembly but irregularly allocated to Kipsirgoi Investments.
Also recovered are Eldoret Municipality/Block 4/55 measuring 1acre valued at Kes520 million, and Eldoret Municipality/Block 4/129 measuring 0.44acres valued at Kes270 million both belonging to Eldoret Municipality/Block 4/129; and, lastly, Eldoret Municipality Block 15/1762 measuring 26.6acres valued at Kes255 million being a parcel within Cherunya, bringing the total value of the recovered properties to Kes3.255 billion.
Addressing the media on the sidelines of a joint workshop for Vihiga and Elgeyo Marakwet County Assemblies and County Public Service Boards, EACC Head of Communication, Mr. Eric Ngumbi revealed that 97 other landed properties worth Kes7.4 billion grabbed in the same town are under investigations for recovery.
EACC, Mr. Ngumbi said, is also closely monitoring the ongoing development of county budgets for the 2024/2025FY following increased collusion between County Assemblies and officers of the County Executives to budget for corruption. This, he said is done largely through allocation of budget to already existing projects or those that are not intended for execution.
