Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission Stories

MPs fault top state agencies over weak accountability, stalled reforms
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 09, 2025

DCI Director Amin Mohammed came under heavy criticism after revealing that files relating to a 2017 IEBC procurement case could not be traced and migh...

Low pay no excuse for bribery- Murkomen tells corrupt police officers
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 08, 2025

Reacting to the report released earlier this week, the CS warned that it would not be “business as usual” and that those implicated would be dealt wit...

Calls grow to disband Kenya’s police service over corruption, brutality and failed reforms
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 06, 2025

Vocal Africa, a civil rights advocacy group, stated that the police force has become a symbol of impunity and should be replaced by a devolved structu...

Former Garissa University principal charged with abuse of office over shady hostel project
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Aug 05, 2025

The prosecution said Prof Mulaa submitted the project proposal with architectural drawings to the university council, but some department heads object...

Uasin Gishu, Baringo and Embu ranked among Kenya’s most corrupt counties - report
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 05, 2025

Other counties where significant bribes were paid include Kakamega (Sh10,013), Tana River (Sh9,582), Kiambu (Sh7,982), Nyamira (Sh7,748) and Wajir (Sh...

Police, KRA officials top list of corrupt professionals in new national survey
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 05, 2025

Chiefs (16.2 per cent), County Inspectorate Officers (14.6 per cent), and lawyers (14.1 per cent) rounded off the top five professional groups reporte...

EACC report finds bribery most common as average payment hits Sh4,878
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 05, 2025

Institutions where bribery was most prevalent were found to be Assistant County Commissioners' offices and County Administration, Education, Public Wo...

Audit flags 25 TVET institutions for breaching procurement, financial regulations
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 04, 2025

The report also exposed systemic flaws in financial management, staffing and oversight, raising concerns over the credibility and transparency of the...

Taxpayers lose Sh4.8 billion to interest payments on delayed donor projects - report
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 03, 2025

According to the Auditor General's report, the payments, which were avoidable, stemmed from weak contract oversight and poor cash flow management that...

PSC initiates review to enhance public service delivery, fight corruption
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 01, 2025

The review was launched at the PSC headquarters in Nairobi and is expected to help refine operational procedures, enhance service delivery, and reinfo...

EACC recovers land illegally taken from Kenya Railways in Mombasa
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 01, 2025

The land was illegally allocated to Kizingo Apartments Limited and later transferred to Kizingo Condominium Limited in 2011. Following investigations...

Ex-Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu freed on Sh53 million bank guarantee pending appeal
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 31, 2025

Waititu, who was convicted in February, breathed a sigh of relief after High Court Judge Lucy Njuguna granted him bond, having previously declined his...

Ruto assents to Conflict of Interest Bill after protracted parliamentary tussle
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 30, 2025

The new law repeals the Public Officer Ethics Act and introduces a detailed structure to manage conflicts of interest in government.

Judiciary paid Sh14 billion in staff compensation without records for 2,180 employees - Auditor General
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 28, 2025

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu has revealed that only 136 of the 2,316 newly reported employees had supporting contract documents, making the remainin...

Auditor-General exposes widespread waste, irregularities in government spending
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 27, 2025

The Auditor General’s latest report for the 2023/2024 financial year shows that 24 ministries and departments have failed to complete projects valued...

Sports Kenya faulted for illegal tenders, premature contracts worth Sh1.9 billion
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 21, 2025

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu has exposed Sports Kenya for awarding irregular tenders valued at Sh1.96 billion for the refurbishment of Kericho Green...

EACC exposes corruption, system failures in Kenyan prisons
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 19, 2025

The study, done in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and supported by the European Union under the PLEAD II Programme, e...

Devolution at risk as projects remain incomplete across counties
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 19, 2025

The findings show that counties often start multiple projects without finishing them, with leadership transitions blamed for the problem. Incoming adm...

EACC busts Sh10.5 million bribery ring at Treasury, arrests four officials
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 18, 2025

Those arrested include two Senior Pensions Officers, Henry Odhaimbo Otira and Catherine Muthoni Murage, Chief Clerical Officer Byrson Mark, and Wilken...

Communications Authority on the spot after audit uncovers asset management failures
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 17, 2025

According to the Auditor General, the Authority overstated the value of its Nairobi headquarters land, failed to adjust title deeds and maintained unc...

PSs told to submit petty cash audit reports by August 14
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 17, 2025

In a letter sent to all PSs, Treasury Principal Secretary Chris Kiptoo instructed that consolidated audit reports, supported by all necessary document...

Conflict of Interest Bill, 2023: Senators reject key Ruto proposals to curb corruption by public officials
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 16, 2025

The leaders are determined to retain watered-down provisions that weaken the original intent of the Bill, stopping officials from using their position...

EACC recovers Sh67 million fraudulently paid as irregular allowances to Treasury official
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 15, 2025

Court found that the official had illegally and irregularly received public funds disguised as taskforce, extraneous, entertainment, facilitation, and...

No law against church donations, EACC says as it rejects public calls for oversight
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 13, 2025

While acknowledging that such donations often raise concerns, the commission emphasised that its primary focus is on tracing and recovering assets acq...

EACC granted full access to eGP system in effort to curb corruption
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 12, 2025

EACC Chief Executive Officer Abdi Mohamud said most corruption cases under the commission’s watch arise from procurement fraud. He welcomed the digita...

Kenya marks African Anti-Corruption Day with calls for people-centred fight against graft
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 12, 2025

This year's theme highlights the critical link between corruption and human rights, emphasising how corrupt practices erode public service delivery an...

Whistleblowers to get stronger protection, rewards under new bill
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 11, 2025

The proposed law sets stiff penalties for anyone found interfering with the reporting process. Individuals who block investigations or mislead the com...

AG Dorcas Oduor seeks to cut graft trial timelines to six months
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 11, 2025

According to the AG, the combined legal proposals will ensure faster justice, greater citizen involvement, and better safeguards for those who expose...

EACC seeks transfer of Thika Magistrate Stella Atambo's case to Anti-Corruption Court
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 10, 2025

In March of this year, the Commission, upon obtaining search warrants, conducted searches at her residence as well as those of her Clerk to obtain rel...

Judges’ body joins battle to block Magistrate Atambo’s prosecution by DPP, DCI and EACC
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 09, 2025

High Court Judge Chacha Mwita allowed the application by KMJA during the hearing in which the association sought to be enjoined in the case as interes...

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