EACC: Nine Governors Under Graft Investigation
The endgame of the commission, Oginde stated, is the recovery of stolen money and to ensure development funds reach those for whom they are intended.
The head of the EACC said the investigations go beyond governors. He indicated that corruption charges involve government officers at different levels in county governments. Photo / Courtesy
By Juliet Jerotich
Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) chairperson Bishop David Oginde announced that nine serving governors are being investigated for corruption.
Speaking during a live interview on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, Oginde described the trend as extremely worrying to the county government. “We have quite a number of governors who are under investigation. Nine of them are at various stages of corruption charges,” he said. “This is a big deal when you realize we only have 47 counties.”
The head of the EACC said the investigations go beyond governors. He indicated that corruption charges involve government officers at different levels in county governments. “It is not just governors; we also go after junior staff members,” said Oginde.
He cited specific instances to show the scale of the problem. “In Nairobi, we have a junior officer we are investigating over Ksh 500 million,” he revealed. “We also arrested six officers from Busia County last week over Ksh1.4 billion.”
Oginde said corruption is prevalent and entrenched in many county departments. “It goes deep across the counties. It is not just at the top,” he pointed out.
He also expressed shock at a disturbing trend from the audits. “Some of the hardest hit counties are the ones that were previously marginalised,” Oginde explained. “These counties have been under special attention and have received a great deal of money to close development gaps. Yet they are among the leading in misuse of funds.”
The EACC chairperson promised Kenyans that the commission will hold accountable all the perpetrators, regardless of their status. He insisted that the fight against corruption is evidence-based and aimed at protecting public resources. “We will go after every person involved, no matter their position or relation,” he said.
The endgame of the commission, Oginde stated, is the recovery of stolen money and to ensure development funds reach those for whom they are intended. “We will not relent in the fight against corruption,” he vowed.
Oginde called on governors, county executives, and rank-and-file staff to embrace transparency and spend every public shilling as intended. “Our counties will only grow if resources are spent for what they are intended,” he went on.
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