EACC Holds Bungoma Teacher Over Alleged KSh 300,000 TSC Recruitment Payments

A teacher at Friends School Kamusinga Boys High School in Bungoma County is being held at Bungoma Police Station over allegations that she collected money from unemployed teachers in exchange for promised jobs at the Teachers Service Commission.

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission identified the suspect as Lilian Nelima Buluma and said she was arrested on October 12, 2026 after preliminary investigations.

According to the commission, three unemployed teachers were each asked for KSh 100,000, a total of KSh 300,000. Buluma is alleged to have told them she had connections who could push through their recruitment at the TSC. Investigators said KSh 150,000 had already been sent to her through M-Pesa as part of the arrangement, and that she held herself out as having links in the TSC and other government offices that could help secure employment.

She was processed at the EACC Western Regional Office before being booked at the Bungoma Police Station. Investigations are ongoing.

The commission said the potential charge is requesting and receiving a bribe, contrary to Section 6 as read with Section 18 of the Anti-Bribery Act, 2016. “EACC remains committed to combating corruption and promoting integrity in public service,” the commission said.

The TSC recruits and manages teachers in public schools. No charges had been reported against Buluma as of the time of the report, and no plea date had been reported. Whether she has responded to the allegations is not yet known.

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