Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission detectives are this morning raiding the Nairobi and Samburu residences of Governor Moses Lenolkulal over an alleged Sh2 billion fraud.
The officers arrived at his Karen home on
Wednesday morning and have been going through documents.
Another team is at the homes and offices of chief officers, directors and contractors.
The officers say there has been a misappropriation of funds meant for the county hence the searches.
They have search warrants.
A 14-seater PSV Serian Sacco (route 125/126) under the registration KBD 046P, was allegedly carrying anti-corruption detectives to Samburu Governor Moses Kasaine's Karen mansionettes in the name of hiding their identity.
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission conducted a thorough search at the governor's home at 5.30am in a Sh2 billion fraud probe.
Only family members and detectives were allowed inside the secured compound with armed policemen.
Members of the press were also not allowed inside Kasaines's compound.
Kasaine and the detectives left the home at 10.30am with documents inside one of the detectives' Nissan.
Neither the governor nor the detectives to spoke to the press.
Also present, was Samburu North MP Alloys Lentoimaga.
The governor reshuffled the county executive committee with the aim of fighting corruption.
Lenolkulal had announced changes in the county executive committee after "serious allegations" that county government officials had facilitated the illegal allocation of public land.
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