Multiple sources allege that funds stolen during this period were used to grease palms in the Senate, ensuring the impeachment motion failed before it even gained traction.
“Money moved fast and upwards,” a source close to the county treasury confided.
A budget that never was
Adding to the scandal is the revelation that a budget, never debated or passed by the Isiolo County Assembly, was mysteriously published by the Government Printer — a process that ordinarily requires legal authorization.
“This didn’t happen by accident,” a local civil society activist said. “It happened because someone with powerful connections wanted it that way. This is the anatomy of corruption.”
The fraudulent budget became the basis for the questionable disbursements.
National government involvement?
The most damning allegation, however, is the claim that top officials within the National Government received kickbacks from the stolen county funds.
According to sources privy to the transactions, a cut of every major payment was sent to individuals in Nairobi, insulating the perpetrators from legal consequences.
“It’s a cartel network — the county is just an ATM for powerful people,” said a senior Isiolo administrator who asked to remain anonymous for fear of reprisal.
While elites feast, Isiolo residents continue to suffer from underdevelopment, lack of clean water, inadequate health services, and soaring unemployment.
Mothers walk for kilometers in search of food and medicine, while county resources are diverted to enrich people who have never set foot in Isiolo.
What next for Isiolo?
Civil society organizations are now demanding a forensic audit of all county expenditures from the past year, and for the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to initiate a full-scale investigation.
But there is growing skepticism among locals that justice will ever be served.
“Unless we confront the truth and name names, we will remain prisoners in our own county,” said Almamy Mohamed, a prominent Isiolo-based blogger and whistleblower who first exposed the scandal.
Isiolo has become a crime scene in broad daylight, where public funds meant for development are hijacked by a sophisticated web of power, money, and impunity. Until the chains of silence and complicity are broken, the looting will continue and the people will continue to pay the price.
If you have tips or documents related to this investigation, contact Kenya Insights via secure channels.
At the height of the impeachment hearings, pro-Guyo allies dismissed critics as enemies of clan unity.
But the very people chanting solidarity are now being forced to reckon with a stark truth: not a single firm that benefitted is registered in Isiolo.
The real beneficiaries? Political operatives and faceless brokers operating out of Nairobi.
Multiple sources allege that funds stolen during this period were used to grease palms in the Senate, ensuring the impeachment motion failed before it even gained traction.
“Money moved fast and upwards,” a source close to the county treasury confided.
A budget that never was
Adding to the scandal is the revelation that a budget, never debated or passed by the Isiolo County Assembly, was mysteriously published by the Government Printer — a process that ordinarily requires legal authorization.
“This didn’t happen by accident,” a local civil society activist said. “It happened because someone with powerful connections wanted it that way. This is the anatomy of corruption.”
The fraudulent budget became the basis for the questionable disbursements.
National government involvement?
The most damning allegation, however, is the claim that top officials within the National Government received kickbacks from the stolen county funds.
According to sources privy to the transactions, a cut of every major payment was sent to individuals in Nairobi, insulating the perpetrators from legal consequences.
“It’s a cartel network — the county is just an ATM for powerful people,” said a senior Isiolo administrator who asked to remain anonymous for fear of reprisal.
While elites feast, Isiolo residents continue to suffer from underdevelopment, lack of clean water, inadequate health services, and soaring unemployment.
Mothers walk for kilometers in search of food and medicine, while county resources are diverted to enrich people who have never set foot in Isiolo.
What next for Isiolo?
Civil society organizations are now demanding a forensic audit of all county expenditures from the past year, and for the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to initiate a full-scale investigation.
But there is growing skepticism among locals that justice will ever be served.
“Unless we confront the truth and name names, we will remain prisoners in our own county,” said Almamy Mohamed, a prominent Isiolo-based blogger and whistleblower who first exposed the scandal.
Isiolo has become a crime scene in broad daylight, where public funds meant for development are hijacked by a sophisticated web of power, money, and impunity. Until the chains of silence and complicity are broken, the looting will continue and the people will continue to pay the price.
If you have tips or documents related to this investigation, contact Kenya Insights via secure channels.
Isiolo, Kenya – As political drama unfolded around the attempted impeachment of Governor Abdi Ibrahim Guyo earlier this year, behind the scenes, a more insidious operation was in full motion — a calculated and well-coordinated looting of Isiolo County’s public funds.
Investigation by Kenya Insights, informed by whistleblower testimony and county financial records, reveals that over a dozen shadowy companies, none of them owned by Isiolo residents, received suspicious payments from county coffers during the tense weeks surrounding the impeachment process.
The transactions, masked as legitimate payments for services and supplies, raise serious questions about collusion between high-ranking county officials, Nairobi-based contractors, and powerbrokers within the national government.
The companies and their directors
An analysis of payment records identifies 12 firms at the center of the financial scandal:
|
Company Name |
Directors |
Amount Paid (KES) |
|
Karume Feeds Co. Ltd |
Said Mohamed Isaack, Hassan Ibrahim Khalif |
17,456,000.00 |
|
Asmara Ventures Ltd |
Abdikadir Mohamed, Said Mohamed Isaack |
17,791,500.00 |
|
Eckland Limited |
Yahya Ibrahim Khalif |
18,930,500.00 |
|
Rafeeq Traders Ltd |
Leila Hassan Duale, Ann Kagwiria |
19,667,500.00 |
|
Holwanag General Contractors Ltd |
Adan Hussein Ali, Fatima Ismail Haji |
5,320,000.00 |
|
Furaha Conquest Ltd |
Ahmed Duale Osman |
5,600,000.00 |
|
Somreed Limited |
Anthony Masha Kazungu |
18,503,500.00 |
|
Rochester Limited |
Fatima Omar Abdille, Abdisalam Ibrahim Khalif |
18,542,000.00 |
|
Habasha Feeds Ltd |
Hashim Mohamed Abdi |
19,510,000.00 |
|
Abeba Company Ltd |
Hashim Mohamed Abdi, Fatima Abdikadir Hajo |
19,581,500.00 |
|
Remmy Suppliers & Services Ltd |
Sally Jepchumba Lawatt |
17,796,418.90 |
Total Paid to the 11 Companies Listed:
KES 178,199,918.90
These figures confirm the scale of public resource misuse during the impeachment period in Isiolo — nearly KES 180 million was transferred to firms with no visible ties to the county’s citizens.
The Political Smoke Screen
At the height of the impeachment hearings, pro-Guyo allies dismissed critics as enemies of clan unity.
But the very people chanting solidarity are now being forced to reckon with a stark truth: not a single firm that benefitted is registered in Isiolo.
The real beneficiaries? Political operatives and faceless brokers operating out of Nairobi.
Multiple sources allege that funds stolen during this period were used to grease palms in the Senate, ensuring the impeachment motion failed before it even gained traction.
“Money moved fast and upwards,” a source close to the county treasury confided.
A budget that never was
Adding to the scandal is the revelation that a budget, never debated or passed by the Isiolo County Assembly, was mysteriously published by the Government Printer — a process that ordinarily requires legal authorization.
“This didn’t happen by accident,” a local civil society activist said. “It happened because someone with powerful connections wanted it that way. This is the anatomy of corruption.”
The fraudulent budget became the basis for the questionable disbursements.
National government involvement?
The most damning allegation, however, is the claim that top officials within the National Government received kickbacks from the stolen county funds.
According to sources privy to the transactions, a cut of every major payment was sent to individuals in Nairobi, insulating the perpetrators from legal consequences.
“It’s a cartel network — the county is just an ATM for powerful people,” said a senior Isiolo administrator who asked to remain anonymous for fear of reprisal.
While elites feast, Isiolo residents continue to suffer from underdevelopment, lack of clean water, inadequate health services, and soaring unemployment.
Mothers walk for kilometers in search of food and medicine, while county resources are diverted to enrich people who have never set foot in Isiolo.
What next for Isiolo?
Civil society organizations are now demanding a forensic audit of all county expenditures from the past year, and for the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to initiate a full-scale investigation.
But there is growing skepticism among locals that justice will ever be served.
“Unless we confront the truth and name names, we will remain prisoners in our own county,” said Almamy Mohamed, a prominent Isiolo-based blogger and whistleblower who first exposed the scandal.
Isiolo has become a crime scene in broad daylight, where public funds meant for development are hijacked by a sophisticated web of power, money, and impunity. Until the chains of silence and complicity are broken, the looting will continue and the people will continue to pay the price.
If you have tips or documents related to this investigation, contact Kenya Insights via secure channels.
