The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) invited Bomet Governor Hillary Barchok, former Bungoma Governor Wycliffe Wangamati, and a few of their peers to its offices in Nairobi over fresh corruption allegations.
In a statement made on Friday, August 29, 2025, the anti-corruption body confirmed to have received the nod from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to go ahead with the charges.
According to the EACC, Governor Barchok is suspected for a conflict of interest between Chemasus Construction Limited and the county, with one of the directors, Evans Kipkoech Korir, having close dealings with the county.
He is also alleged to have received Ksh2.75 million from entities that dealt with the county between the 2019/2020 and the 2024/2025 financial years.
The DPP recommended that Barchok and Korir be charged with conflict of interest, money laundering, acquisition of proceeds of crime, and illegal acquisition of government property.
Former Bungoma Governor Wangamati and his associates are also on the EACC radar over claims of embezzling more than Ksh70 million through private companies.
Those summoned alongside him include Michael Simiyu Wangamati, Nicholas Wangamati, Edward Barasa Wangamati, Edward Maaya Makhanu, Sandra Soita Nasambu, Wafula Wakoli Chesititi, Bramwel Mukwe Wafula, Juma Swaleh Juma, Jimmy Wekesa Barasa, Christopher Masika Makokha, and Joseph Wanyonyi Khaemba.
EACC CEO Abdi A. Mohamud said all the suspects must report to Integrity Centre on Monday, September 1, 2025, at 8 a.m. for processing before arraignment.
The development comes just a day after DPP Renson Ingonga directed the EACC to pursue additional investigations into corruption files involving Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi and Marsabit Governor Mohammed Ali.
Governor Wamatangi is accused of irregularly awarding a Ksh23 billion tender for an enterprise resource planning system in the 2022/2023 financial year.
The latest summons underline the growing pressure on county chiefs and their allies as the government intensifies its crackdown on graft.