Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti speaking during a press briefing issued on September 8, 2025. Photo Andrew Mbuva 
By Andrew Mbuva
Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti has suspended 33 county revenue officers over allegations of fraud, vowing to bring an end to entrenched corruption in the devolved unit.
Speaking during a press briefing on Monday, Governor Wavinya described corruption as a cancer eating into the very core of service delivery, warning that her administration would not relent until every culprit is held accountable.
“In light of recent revelations and growing public concern, my office is addressing the alarming incidences of corruption involving public servants entrusted with the welfare of our County,” Wavinya said.
The governor outlined fraudulent practices allegedly perpetrated by the suspended officers, including under-reporting of collected fees, diversion of funds, and issuing fake receipts and permits.
“Despite investing heavily in digitizing revenue collection systems, some public servants continue to collude with unscrupulous individuals to issue illegal permits. Some unsuspecting residents are even conned without their knowledge,” she lamented.
Wavinya said the 33 officers had been suspended with immediate effect and ordered to hand over to their respective chief officers. She further disclosed that their names, along with others still under investigation, would be forwarded to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) for prosecution.
“Today I am here to name and shame them for stealing from the public. What they have been doing is intolerable. We shall pursue the perpetrators until we smoke out the very last of them,” she declared.
The governor stressed that her administration was committed to transforming Machakos County into a corruption-free zone, calling for a culture shift where integrity, transparency, and accountability replace shortcuts and impunity.
“We must shift from a culture that demands corruption to one that demands integrity. We must build systems that reward honesty, not shortcuts. We must reward whistleblowers, not punish them,” she said.
The suspension, Wavinya noted, marks the beginning of a wider crackdown targeting all forms of graft within county operations.
“This must come to an end. There is no room for corruption in Machakos County,” she affirmed.
