Kirinyaga NGAAF officials arrested after receiving Ksh.60K bribe

The suspects —Ephraim Maina, who serves as the NGAAF Chairman, and Abigael Wambua, the County Coordinator — were apprehended on Thursday, July 18, 2025, after allegedly pocketing a bribe of Ksh.60,000 from representatives of Jererukizma Holdings Ltd.

According to EACC, the bribe was part of a Ksh.270,000 amount the duo had demanded in order to facilitate payment for goods valued at Ksh.2.77 million.

A third suspect, identified as Lawrence Kaara, the NGAAF procurement officer, is currently on the run. The anti-graft agency has instructed him to present himself at EACC’s Central Region offices in Nyeri on Monday.

Following their arrest, Maina and Wambua were booked at Kerugoya Police Station before being processed at the EACC’s Central Regional Office.

They were later released on a cash bail of Ksh.100,000 each, pending arraignment before the Kerugoya Anti-Corruption Court.Two officials attached to the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF) in Kirinyaga County have been arrested by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) over allegations of soliciting and receiving a bribe to process payment for goods supplied to the government.

The suspects —Ephraim Maina, who serves as the NGAAF Chairman, and Abigael Wambua, the County Coordinator — were apprehended on Thursday, July 18, 2025, after allegedly pocketing a bribe of Ksh.60,000 from representatives of Jererukizma Holdings Ltd.

According to EACC, the bribe was part of a Ksh.270,000 amount the duo had demanded in order to facilitate payment for goods valued at Ksh.2.77 million.

A third suspect, identified as Lawrence Kaara, the NGAAF procurement officer, is currently on the run. The anti-graft agency has instructed him to present himself at EACC’s Central Region offices in Nyeri on Monday.

Following their arrest, Maina and Wambua were booked at Kerugoya Police Station before being processed at the EACC’s Central Regional Office.

They were later released on a cash bail of Ksh.100,000 each, pending arraignment before the Kerugoya Anti-Corruption Court.