Alex Buigut covers his face as he arrives at the EACC offices in Eldoret. [Photo/the-star.co.ke]
Detectives from the EACC on Friday arrested a top Nandi county official and recovered Sh5.7 million from his house in Langas estate, Eldoret.
Roads chief officer Alex Buigut was apprehended following a probe on misappropriation of approximately Sh2 billion at the county.
Eight other officials are being sought after they went into hiding during the raid which targeted their houses.
Enock Otiko, the EACC official in charge of the operation, said hundreds of official documents were also recovered from Buigut's house.
"We have been facing challenges in accessing the vital documents from the county to facilitate investigations into the corruption allegations. With the recovery, we will make headway," Otiko said, as quoted by The Star.
Buigut caused a scare at the EACC offices after he attempted to hit journalists who were recording with a fire extinguisher.
He tricked the detectives to let him go the toilet only to lock the door from inside forcing the officers to drag him out.