SIAYA – A senior accountant with the Siaya County Government has been arrested by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) for allegedly masterminding a scheme that siphoned an estimated KES100 million from public funds.

The arrest has once again placed the county executive under intense scrutiny.

Hezron Junior Opiyo, a senior accountant in the county’s finance department, was taken into custody by EACC detectives on Tuesday.

According to a statement released by the anti-graft body, Opiyo allegedly processed payments for fictitious allowances, specifically for trainings and seminars that never took place.

“The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has today, Tuesday, August 26, 2025, arrested Mr. Hezron Junior Opiyo… for allegedly embezzling approximately KES100 million through payment of fraudulent and fictitious allowances,” the EACC statement read.

This arrest comes amid a continuous public outcry over alleged large-scale corruption in the county, with accusations of embezzlement amounting to a staggering Sh400 million.

Opiyo’s apprehension is the culmination of a two-year investigation that began after three Siaya residents petitioned the EACC to probe him and three others for allegedly swindling funds from county coffers during the previous administration.

Opiyo remains in custody and is expected to be arraigned before an anti-corruption court in Kisumu as the investigation continues.