The money was paid to Evelyne Adhiambo Ogweno between February 2015 and May 2018, according to a judgment delivered by the High Court.

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A Homa Bay County nurse and a payroll official have been ordered to repay Sh708,664 that the High Court found had been paid to the nurse in irregular additional salary over more than three years.

The money was paid to Evelyne Adhiambo Ogweno between February 2015 and May 2018, according to a judgment delivered by the High Court’s Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Division in Nairobi on September 18, 2026.

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) had sued Ms Ogweno and three county officials, seeking recovery of the money on behalf of Homa Bay County Government.

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The commission alleged that Ms Ogweno received additional monthly salaries and that the payments were facilitated by payroll officials.

However, Justice BM Musyoki found that while EACC had established that Ms Ogweno received money she was not entitled to, it failed to prove that two of the three county officials it sued had directed, approved or facilitated the irregular payments.

The judge therefore ordered Ms Ogweno and Maurice Ochieng Wambo to jointly and severally pay the Sh708,664, with interest at court rates from the date the case was filed until payment in full.

EACC’s claim against co- accused Solomon Owuor Ochogo and Joseph Omondi Otieno was dismissed, with the commission ordered to meet their costs.

The case arose from payments made to Ms Ogweno after she had been employed as a nurse by Homa Bay County.

She had initially been appointed by the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation as a registered community health nurse in June 2013 before being appointed by Homa Bay County as a nurse with effect from January 1, 2014.

📰 Source: Nation Africa