Former Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya has been arrested by Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission to answer questions related to graft.
A source told Nairobi Leo that also arrested are his two wives.
"They were arrested over corruption and economic crimes committed during his tenure as Kakamega Governor. They are currently before detectives at EACC Integrity Centre Police Station, Nairobi," the source said.
By the time of going to press, the EACC detectives were grilling the former governor at the Integrity Center Nairobi.
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Nairobi Leo was yet to establish why the Former Governor was being grilled.
ODM Director of Elections however hinted that the Former Governor was being pursued after he tweeted about police vehicles outside the Karen home of the governor.
"Why are suspicious-looking men in Subaru vehicles camping outside Wycliffe Oparanya's residence in Karen?" Etale posed.
A recent report released by the EACC indicated that there was a planned prosecution of high-profile people including a sitting Governor, two former Governors, and 1 former PS in former president Uhuru Kenyatta's regime.