Siaya County official charged with Sh14 million fraud

Siaya County official charged with Sh14 million fraud

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) charged an accountant at the County Government of Siaya with fraudulently acquiring a sum of Sh14,113,230 from the County Government of Siaya, paid as facilitation for fictitious activities.

The accountant at the County Government of Siaya Hezron Junior Opiyo, alias Hezron Opiyo, is alleged to have committed the offense between 27th September 2017 and 27th September 2022, at an unknown place within the Republic of Kenya.

He was also charged with 22 other counts of acquisition of proceeds of crime contrary to section 4(a) as read with section 16 of the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act CAP 59A.

The court heard that the accused person, being an accountant at the County Government of Siaya, acquired money in his bank account, which he knew or ought reasonably to have known, formed the proceeds of crime.

He pleaded not guilty to the charges before the Kisumu Principal Magistrate Dennis Matutu.

The court ordered that the accused person be released on a bond of Sh5 million and warned not to interfere with witnesses.

Matutu also directed that the accused person report to EACC every two weeks until the determination of the case.

The matter will be mentioned on September 24, 2025 for the pre-trial.