EACC has arrested nine suspects, including two senior National Treasury officials, over an alleged Sh1.57 billion fraud scheme involving funds meant to help small-scale farmers access affordable financing. The arrests followed investigations into the alleged fraudulent disbursement of Sh1.5 million under the Rural Outreach of Financial Innovations and Technologies Programme. According to the EACC, the money was paid to 23 private entities, 15 business names and eight companies for goods and services that were allegedly never supplied or rendered.