The Siaya county assembly has distanced itself from the allegations of embezzlement of funds amounting to 400 million shillings. Siaya county assembly clerk Eric Ogenga, revealed that monies paid to the assembly committees and clerks, had been approved by the controller of budget, and had been paid prior to the moratorium issued by county governor James Orengo, stopping procurements, payment of allowances and pending bills. According to a report by the EACC, investigations have been launched on claims of the irregular payment, of 112 million shillings to assembly committees, with three clerks receiving up to 5 payments in one day, ranging between 650,000 shillings and 716,000 shillings.
