EACC arrests Turkana nurse, co-director over alleged Sh2.76m county contracts

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) in Kenya has arrested a Turkana County government nurse, Gilbert Suleiman Eskuku, and his business co-director, Abass Abdi Yusuf, over alleged conflict of interest in county contracts worth Sh2.76 million. The suspects were arrested following investigations into contracts allegedly awarded to Ekwang Suppliers Company Limited between 2017 and 2021.

The EACC found that Eskuku used the company, in which he was a director alongside Yusuf, to secure contracts and receive payments from the county government while serving as a public employee. The contracts resulted in payments totaling Sh2,763,681, which the EACC says the suspects allegedly concealed by withdrawing the funds in cash.

The suspects are expected to face charges including conflict of interest, money laundering, and acquisition of proceeds of crime, and the EACC plans to institute civil proceedings to recover the public funds and seek forfeiture of assets.

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