Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) Stories

EACC, IPOA partner to ensure corruption-free police recruitment
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 16, 2025

The partnership aims to enhance integrity in the upcoming recruitment exercise and address long-standing corruption concerns within the National Polic...

Public universities face lecturer shortage despite rising enrolments, says CUE
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 12, 2025

Despite efforts to hire more qualified staff, public institutions still face a shortage of PhD holders, an ageing pool of professors, and high depende...

Senators raise alarm over withdrawal of 18 county graft cases without EACC input
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 10, 2025

EACC revealed that since 2013, the ODPP has dropped 18 graft cases touching on devolved units, among them three from Isiolo and one each from Makueni,...

LSK sues IEBC, EACC for failure to enforce MPs’ ethics code
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 10, 2025

LSK also wants a declaration that citizens are constitutionally bound to share information about the integrity of those seeking elective posts before...

Governor Wavinya Ndeti suspends 33 revenue officers over alleged graft
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 09, 2025

Wavinya stressed that the suspension of these officers is just the start of a wider crackdown aimed at eradicating all forms of graft within county op...

EACC defends legality of Ruto's multi-agency team to fight corruption in court affidavit
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 09, 2025

Too affirmed that the EACC is established under Article 79 of the Constitution and the EACC Act, 2011, with a mandate to fight corruption, economic cr...

Audit reveals Sh3 billion financial irregularities in public universities
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 09, 2025

The Auditor General warned that the Sh3 billion in unexplained expenditures reflects systemic governance weaknesses, pointing to a broader culture of...

EACC summons eight senior Nakuru County officials over Sh22 million irregular payments
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 08, 2025

The move follows a directive from the National Assembly Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which referred the matter to the commission after Governor Su...

How illegal financial flows stifle Africa's growth
DW News  |  Sep 08, 2025

The African Union has warned the continent loses billions in illicit financial flows each year. Analysts say stopping tax evasion and corruption is ju...

Court orders DPP to share plea bargain deal with EACC as Obado surrenders Sh235m assets in graft case
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 05, 2025

The court also heard that the former governor and his co-accused formally wrote to the DPP seeking to resolve the matter through an alternative disput...

Court told Okoth Obado agreed to forfeit assets worth Sh235m in graft case
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 05, 2025

Under the agreement, the accused forfeited eight parcels of land and two Toyota Land Cruiser vehicles, all valued at Sh235.6 million, three times the...

Illegal financial flows drain African economies: How tax havens fuel corruption
DW News  |  Sep 04, 2025

The African Union has warned the continent loses billions in illicit financial flows each year. Analysts say stopping tax evasion and corruption is ju...

Garissa Governor Nathif Jama grilled by EACC over alleged Sh1.2 billion graft allegations
Issa Hussein  |  Sep 04, 2025

Central to the investigation are claims of irregular staff recruitment and the disbursement of over Sh700 million in salaries to ghost workers.

Ex-DRC justice minister Mutamba jailed for Sh2.6 billion scandal: Political witch-hunt or genuine anti-graft drive?
DW News  |  Sep 03, 2025

Mutamba vowed to come down hard on embezzlers. Now, he has been sentenced to three years, with hard labour, for allegedly stealing funds intended for...

Kinshasa court jails ex-Justice Minister Mutamba over Sh2.5 billion corruption scandal
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Sep 03, 2025

Prosecutors argued that the money was diverted from a fund intended to pay reparations to victims of the 2000 clashes between Ugandan and Rwandan troo...

Bomet Governor Hillary Barchok released on Sh15 million bond
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 02, 2025

Court documents show that on March 15, 2021, he transferred Sh300,000 to another of his accounts, followed by Sh314,000 and Sh100,000 in separate tran...

Bomet Governor Hillary Barchok arraigned in Sh2 million graft case
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 02, 2025

Governor Hillary Barchok is accused of irregularly benefiting from contracts awarded to Chemasus Construction Limited by the County Government of Bome...

Wangamati and 10 others freed on bond in Sh271 million corruption case
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 02, 2025

Trial magistrate Ziporah Gichana directed all the accused to surrender their passports within seven days, refrain from interfering with witnesses, and...

Ex-Bungoma Governor Wycliffe Wangamati, 11 co-accused arraigned over alleged graft
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 02, 2025

They are alleged to have submitted falsified completion and liability certificates from various county governments and institutions to win multi-milli...

Barchok and Wangamati spend night in custody ahead of arraignment on graft charges
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 01, 2025

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission confirmed it had received approval from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions to prosecute Barch...

City Hall launches massive audit of staff academic credentials amid rising cases of certificate forgery
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 31, 2025

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu has also exposed irregular hiring of more than 3,800 employees in Governor Sakaja’s administration.

EACC summons Governor Hillary Barchok, ex-Bungoma County boss Wangamati and 12 others over graft
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 29, 2025

Wangamati, together with 11 of his former senior officers and county contractors, is facing allegations of embezzlement of public funds, abuse of offi...

Ex-Nairobi water employee fined Sh14.6 million for using fake diploma to secure job
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 29, 2025

The court heard that Barasa had forged a Diploma in Information Technology certificate purportedly issued by Eldoret Polytechnic. He used the fake cer...

Equatorial Guinea court convicts President Obiang’s son over illegal sale of national airline plane
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 28, 2025

The case is the latest in a string of scandals involving the Obiang family, which has ruled the oil-rich Central African nation for more than four dec...

Equatorial Guinea President’s Nephew Ebang Engonga jailed for eight years over embezzlement
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 28, 2025

The court also imposed a fine of around $220,000 (Sh28.4 million), a significant penalty in the small, oil-rich Central African state.

Four judges removed, 210 staff sacked for misconduct since promulgation of 2010 Constitution - CJ Koome
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 27, 2025

Koome revealed that the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has handled 946 petitions against judges, with 95 complaints still pending.

High Court stops Sh220 million payment for 2018 CHAN contract
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Aug 26, 2025

The works were meant to upgrade facilities ahead of the 2018 CHAN tournament, which was to be hosted by Kenya but was later moved to Morocco due to de...

Lobby group accuses DPP of shielding graft suspects, warns economy is on brink
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Aug 25, 2025

The Justice and Equity Council (UK chapter), through its chairman Sebastian Onyango, criticised the government’s recent move to form a multi-agency te...

Auditor General flags Sh1.3 billion in unsupported CDF spending
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 25, 2025

In her report, Gathungu said the expenditure lacked supporting documents and schedules, raising concerns about accountability in the use of public fun...

Pentecostal Voice of Kenya warns of worsening corruption, lawlessness in Kenya
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 24, 2025

The group pressed for accountability on the alleged bribes highlighted by the president, calling for arrests and prosecutions.

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