The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on Wednesday arrested the Tana River chief finance officer in possession of Ksh2.7 million at Malindi Airport on her way to Nairobi.
According to a source at the commission, got an intelligence report from its coastal regional office that Mariam Bunu had been intercepted at the airport with some Ksh.6 M in cash that she could not account for.
Officers were then dispatched to the airport where they seized documents showing that she was travelling to Nairobi for “official duty.”
After conducting a further probe, it was discovered that Bunu was in possession of undeclared cash amounting to Ksh.2.7 million.
She was processed and later released on a cash bail of Ksh.100,000 pending further investigations.
“It is suspected that the amount was corruptly obtained from Tana River County,” a source at EACC says.
EACC has therefore launched investigations against Bunu for possible embezzlement of public funds, abuse of office and/or dealing with suspect property.
They will also conduct a lifestyle audit on Bunu to ascertain whether she is in possession of unexplained assets.