Singila Tobias from Webuye West, and Sharon Nanjala Anyango from Kabuchai were today 27th Jan 2025 arrested for impersonating officers from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).
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- Tobias Singila Wekesa (23 Years) posing as the EACC Director in charge of the EACC Kakamega office. (Such an office doesn’t exist). He claimed to be a student at Kibabii University
- Sharon Nanjala Anyango (26 Years) posing as a Senior EACC Director based in Nairobi. She claimed to have graduated from Kibabii University in 2024
The two were apprehended in the NG-CDF Kanduyi office where they had visited claiming to be on official duty to investigate NG-CDF projects. They demanded a Kshs. 150,000 from the complainants (CDF officers) promising to drop the investigation and “forgive” them. The complainants notified the EACC which then mounted an operation leading to the suspect’s’ arrest.

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Preliminary investigations by Bungoma EACC officials revealed that the suspects were acting on instructions from an individual based in Tuuti Marakaru Ward. The name of the alleged mastermind has been shared with the police, and further inquiries are underway.
The suspects are currently held at the EACC Western Regional Offices in Bungoma, for interviews and statement recording.
EACC calls upon members of the public to remain vigilant and not to fall prey to such schemes. Report such cases to the EACC through toll-free No. 1551 or email address report@integrity.go.ke