End of proverbial 40 days for six senior Busia County Government officials

11:08:2025: The Commission executed a successful search operation targeting the residences and offices of six officials, including three County Executive Committee (CEC) Members, one Chief Officer, and two Directors of the Busia County Government.

The Wednesday operation relates to tenders worth approximately Kes1.4 billion awarded to 26 proxy companies run by family members and associates of the county officials in the 2023/2024 FY.

Investigations revealed that the suspects, including CEC Members Topister Wanyama, Finance and Economic Planning; Peter Odima, Housing and Urban Development; and Paul Ekwenye, Youth, Sports, Culture, Gender and Creative Arts, have amassed unexplained wealth that is not commensurate with their known legitimate sources of income.

The other suspects include Gypson Wafula, Chief Officer, Finance, ICT, and Economic Planning; Evans Wangata, Director, Budget; and Leonard Omacha, Director, Supply Chain Management. They were all escorted to the Commission’s Western Regional Offices in Bungoma where they recorded statements.

The operation yielded valuable evidentiary material that will support the ongoing investigations, which are just one of the 71 cases of corruption by officials of the Busia County Government reported to the Commission.