Ex-Homa Bay clerk, couple ordered to refund Sh12m
A Kenyan High Court has ordered a former Homa Bay County Assembly clerk and a couple to refund over 12 million shillings in public funds. The court found that the payments, disguised as salaries, were made for work that was never performed.
Why it matters
This case represents a significant victory for anti-corruption efforts in Kenyan local government administration.
The EACC had sought recovery of the full amount, together with interest and costs, in a plaint dated April 11, 2022. The High Court has ordered former Homa Bay County Assembly clerk Bob Otieno and a couple, Lilian Aloo and her husband, to jointly refund Sh12.57 million in public funds paid into their joint bank account for work the court found was not adequately proved.
In a judgment delivered on October 16, 2026, Justice Benjamin Musyoki ruled that the three were liable for the loss, ordering them to pay the full amount with interest at court rates from the date the suit was filed, as well as the legal costs incurred by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission’s (EACC).
The judgment followed an EACC suit filed on April 11, 2022, seeking recovery of the money, interest and costs.
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