The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) is pursuing recovery of suspected corruptly acquired wealth worth over Sh615 million by a Kakamega county cleaning official including a top private school worth Sh200 million.

John Koveti Lumula, the Head of Cleaning Services at Kakamega County Government, is among various public officials raided by EACC officials in their homes and offices last week, in what the Commission terms an intensified crackdown on unexplained wealth acquired through theft of public funds.

Confirming the assets forfeiture probe targeting the Kakamega official, the Commission, through its Spokesperson Eric Ngumbi, said that Lumula’s arrest and search operation were part of an ongoing investigation into suspected proceeds of theft of public funds.

The accumulation was suspected to be through kickbacks that the Commission reasonably believes he received from suppliers and contractors when he served in the Procurement Department before he was moved to his current Department.

The anti-graft agency revealed that Lumula’s suspected illicit multi-million wealth includes a top private school called West Bridge Elite School, Eregi worth Sh200 million run by his spouse Roseline Khadambi Khovoshi.