They were freed after interrogation by Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) agents who are investigating expenditure on the Sh850 million Kilifi Medical Complex Hospital. It has been under construction since 2017 and was recently converted into a Covid-19 isolation centre. “County officers have been reluctant or have neglected to give information. Wekesa said EACC is conducting investigations and Kilifi County government had ignored letters from the anti-corruption body requesting information. Governor Amason Kingi denied that his officers deliberately refused to release the documents to EACC officers.

Source: Standard Digital May 15, 2020 04:15 UTC