The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission grilled Kakamega governor Fernandes Barasa for the better part of Monday over corruption allegations during his tenure as CEO of Kenya Electricity Transmission Company.
Barasa arrived at the EACC offices at Integrity Centre shortly before 9 am for the session with detectives.
By 2.30 pm, Barasa was still holed up in the meeting with EACC sleuths as journalists waited outside.
He was summoned to record a statement in regard to a suspected fraudulent transaction said to have been paid to Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP) for a project in Marsabit.
EACC is investigating the project following a controversial deal that saw taxpayers lose Sh18 billion.
The money was paid to a private investor due to delays in connecting the Lake Turkana Wind Power to the national grid.
National Assembly’s Public Investments Committee report also concluded the wind farm project — the largest in Africa — was poorly managed and that blunders by government entities cost the taxpayers money.
Former Energy Principal Secretary Joseph Njoroge, who served as PS in the docket, has already been grilled.
Barasa resigned as Ketraco's boss in February this year to contest for the Kakamega governor seat.
He quit before his tenure ended in April.
The Kakamega County boss left office before responding to audit queries to the National Assembly Public Investments Committee.
Marsabit senator Mohamed Chute has since asked the House to establish the viability of the multi-billion shilling Lake Turkana Wind Power Project.
The legislator, who is seeking a statement from the Standing Committee on Energy, further wants the names of the individuals who signed the contract on behalf of the Government made public.