Former Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya's legal headwinds continued to worsen after the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) obtained orders to freeze his money.
Kenyans.co.ke has learnt that the Commission obtained the orders allowing the agency to freeze Oparanya's Ksh28.9 million on Thursday.
The money is reportedly held by a company linked to the former county boss.
EACC had earlier accused the former county boss of being entangled in a corruption scandal during his tenure as Kakamega Governor. The commission says that Ksh1.3 billion went missing from public coffers during this window.
The orders issued by Justice Esther Maina will stay in place for a period of six months.
Oparanya's legal woes have continued to worsen since his arrest at the tail-end of August following raids in his Nairobi and Kakamega homes.
The Governor was taken into custody alongside his wife, Priscilla, after they were accused of embezzling the funds.
At the time, a statement by the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) indicated that the raids were conducted by officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
The duo was subsequently grilled by EACC officers at the Integrity Centre in Nairobi.
"Our DPL Governor Wycliffe Oparanya has been arrested by officers from the DCI. Oparanya together with his wife Madam Priscillah are currently at the EACC offices at Integrity Centre," an ODM statement read at the time.
"No information has been given as to why they have been arrested & why they are being questioned."
Reports, however, claimed that the former governor had used a company to purchase his Karen home alongside other properties illegally.
