EACC arrests Rongo MP Paul Abuor over embezzlement of Ksh.122M CDF funds

Detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Commission Commission (EACC) have arrested Rongo Member of Parliament Paul Odalo Mark over alleged embezzlement of National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) funds amounting to Ksh.122 million.

The MP is said to have awarded tenders to companies associated with him worth the aforementioned amount between the 2017 and 2015 period.

EACC CEO Abdi Mohamud confirmed the arrest on Thursday saying that MP Odalo is being probed for conflict of interest and theft of public funds.

The commission says the lawmaker, in liaison with Christopher Nelson Abuor and his personal assistant, has registered two proxy companies and contracted them to construct classrooms and drill boreholes within his constituency.

The first company Aztec Infrastructure Kenya Limited where he is the sole director has so far received Ksh.122 million while the other company Jebset Holdings Limited where he is not the director has received Ksh.19.6 million.

“The MP has through his Personal Assistant registered another company by the name Jebset Holdings Limited. Through this company, the Personal Assistant has been paid Ksh.19.6 million by Rongo Constituency NG-CDF. The Personal Assistant is the sole Director and signatory to the Company Bank Account,” EACC stated.

The MP has since recorded a statement at EACC offices in Nairobi.

Mohamud has urged State Officers to desist from abusing their positions to abet corruption, noting that the case is part of similar embezzlement under the CDF, National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF), Women Enterprise Fund and other devolved funds.