The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) detained a Kilifi Assistant County Commissioner on Wednesday after allegedly stealing and selling relief food worth Ksh.550,200.

Teddy Buya Bonaya is accused of stealing 105 sacks of grains and one bag of beans in 2020, intended for the underprivileged residents of Tana North in Tana River County.

At the time of the incident, he worked as an Assistant Commissioner in Tana River before being transferred to his current job in Ganze sub-county, Kilifi County.

PHOTO | COURTESY Kilifi Assistant County Commissioner Teddy Buya Bonaya

In April 2020, the anti-graft commission initiated an inquiry after receiving reports that 300 sacks of relief food belonging to Tana North villagers had gone missing.

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The resulting case was transferred to the power of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), who charged the suspect with abuse of power in violation of Section 46 read with Section 48 of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act of 2003.

Bonaya was apprehended in Malindi and promptly sent to the EACC Garissa Regional Offices for processing.

He is scheduled to appear before the Garissa anti-corruption court on Thursday, March 1, 2024.