EACC Arrests Three Senior Garissa Officials Over Sh 51M Emergency Food Relief, Water Tracking Fraud.
Three senior officials from the Garissa County Government have been arrested over alleged fraudulent payments amounting to more than Ksh51 million.
The arrests were carried out by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), which said the officials are set to be arraigned in court over payments made to a private company for goods and services that were never delivered.
According to the Commission, the county government irregularly paid Ksh51,495,516 to Qorjarey Enterprise and General Supplies Limited between the 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 financial years.
The payments were reportedly meant for the supply of emergency relief food and water trucking services.
Those arrested include Balambala Ward MCA Abdi Ibrahim Daar, who is also the sole director and bank signatory of the company, former Director of Accounting Services Mohamud Dubow Korane and former Senior Principal Economist Yussuf Bethe Ali.
Investigations by the EACC established that the payments were made despite no goods or services being delivered.
The Commission further found that there was no approved procurement plan or budgetary provision to support the transactions.
In addition, Qorjarey Enterprise was not among the pre-qualified suppliers for the financial years in question, raising further concerns over the legality of the payments.
The Commission also revealed that documents were allegedly forged to facilitate and justify the transactions, while senior county officials processed and approved the payments without following procurement procedures.
Following the investigations, the EACC forwarded its findings to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), who approved charges against the three suspects.
They now face several charges, including conspiracy to commit corruption, abuse of office, forgery and fraudulent acquisition of public property.
The suspects, who were arrested on February 22, 2026, are expected to appear before the Garissa Law Courts for plea taking.
The Commission has also indicated that, beyond the criminal case, it intends to file civil proceedings to recover the lost public funds.
