By Anderson Ojwang
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) spotlight is on Kisumu County and the County Assembly of Kisumu over alleged conflicts of interest.
EACC is investigating a number of cases where some County Executive Committee Members (CECs) have allegedly registered companies and conducted business with the county.
Similarly, EACC is also investigating conflict of interest at the County Assembly of Kisumu, where some Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) and senior assembly officials are engaged in practices seen as conflicts of interest.
EACC Central Nyanza Director Abraham Kemboi said the Commission has concluded some of the investigations and soon some CECs, MCAs and senior Assembly officials will be arraigned in court.
“We have concluded some of the investigations and we will soon charge those implicated in court,” he said.
Kemboi said some of the CECs, MCAs and senior officials at the Assembly have recorded statements with the Commission, and investigations are ongoing.
He said the Commission will also invite some of the CECs and top officers from the county and the Assembly to record statements over conflict of interest and alleged corruption.
“We will soon invite some CECs, senior officers at the county and Assembly, and some MCAs to record statements. We have various investigations which are ongoing and others which we are supposed to commence,” he said.
Last year, we reported that the rush to make quick money and the desire to control tender awards by some County Executive Committee Members (CECs) and senior government officers of Kisumu County could be leading to rampant battles and transfers of chief officers at the institution.
Equally, some CECs have allegedly resorted to taking advantage of Governor Anyang Nyong’o to institute changes in management for their own selfish and personal gains.
Sources revealed that the rampant transfers could be a plot by some CECs and officers to manipulate the usage of budget allocations.
Sources revealed to Western Insight that the frequent changes have been occasioned by some CECs feeling uncomfortable with some chief officers whom they claim do not want to “play ball.”
Interestingly, recently two CECs prevailed upon the Governor, claiming that they had identified two competent directors in the affected departments who could be promoted to act as accounting officers, and wanted the chief officers transferred.
“The government gave in after pestering by the CECs, and the chief officers were transferred to a different office without any portfolio, awaiting redesignation. People want to make money but do not want to follow the law, and this is the cause of the wars,” said our source, who did not want to be named.
Sources revealed that the battle is so fierce that some chief officers, CECs and junior employees have recorded statements with the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).
Last November 2025, a senior tourism officer, Philip Aloo Mwangi, recorded a statement with the police and obtained OB No. 51/03/11/2025, alleging attempted assault.
In a complaint letter by Aloo to the Chief Officer, Trade, Tourism, Cooperatives, Investment and Marketing, he claimed that on the said date, a group of eight well-built young men entered the office and proceeded to his workstation.
“The group confronted me and alleged that I had plans to threaten or harm the Director. I reported the presence and the threat to my direct supervisor and requested assistance. I am reporting this incident for formal investigation and for appropriate security action.
In the supervisor’s office, the group stated that they had been sent to find out ‘who Philip was’ and alleged I had plans to threaten or harm the Director,” he wrote in the complaint letter copied to the County Secretary, CECM, Director of Tourism, Director of HRM, and Director – Head of Enforcement.
