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EACC urges counties to strengthen anti-corruption measures and safeguards
Farhiya Hussein  |  Oct 05, 2025

The renewed push by EACC comes amid mounting concerns over the misuse of public funds in devolved units, with the commission warning that without prev...

Civic group petitions Senate over 'runaway graft'
Barack Oduor  |  Oct 02, 2025

Prof Fred Ogolla condemned government borrowing for consumption and prestige projects, which increase debt servicing costs and leave less funding for...

MPs block plan to create new sextortion law
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 02, 2025

Petitioners argued that survivors often face intimidation and lack adequate legal protection when seeking justice.

How forged academic papers are helping fraudsters secure top government jobs — EACC
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 02, 2025

The EACC notes that various methods are being used to falsify academic records, ranging from fake secondary school certificates to altered university...

Waititu suffers third blow as court declines to vary bond terms in graft case
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Oct 01, 2025

The judge further reminded Waititu's lawyer that the case involves other accused persons who remain in custody and had complained about delays in the...

EACC probing MCAs accused of blackmailing governors, manipulating county tenders
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 24, 2025

Ngumbi further cautioned that ward representatives and county officials doing business with county governments risk breaching the new Conflict of Inte...

MPs direct EACC to probe suspected Sh22 million revenue leak in Trans Nzoia County
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 23, 2025

The County Public Accounts Committee also instructed Governor Natembeya to take administrative action against county revenue officers implicated in th...

JSC launches probe into bribery allegations against judge
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 22, 2025

The statement comes amid growing public debate over the claims, which have sparked calls for greater transparency in handling cases of alleged judicia...

EACC recovers Sh505 million in plea bargain with ex-Migori Governor Obado's associates, puts assets up for auction
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 22, 2025

EACC said the auction will cover 10 prime assets in Nairobi, Kisumu and Migori counties that were surrendered under a plea bargain deal aimed at resol...

DCI orders release of journalist Collins Kweyu from Central Police Station
Mary Wambui  |  Sep 19, 2025

He told colleagues he was investigating claims that the magistrate in question had received a bribe to rule in favour of one of the parties in a case...

JSC dismisses corruption claims by Captain Kungu Muigai, reaffirms Judicial integrity
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Sep 19, 2025

According to JSC, the dispute at the centre of Muigai’s claims dates back to 1992, when he borrowed Sh23,175,000 from KCB, offering two properties, in...

Billions in county empowerment loans remains unpaid as senators call for EACC Probe
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 18, 2025

The committee has further instructed the Controller of Budget to provide a detailed report on all empowerment funds across counties, showing the amoun...

EACC raids homes, offices of four senior Garissa County officials in Sh1.2 billion graft probe
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 17, 2025

The EACC said the operation forms part of an ongoing investigation into irregularities in the award of county contracts.

High Court declines to overturn Ferdinand Waititu's 12-year imprisonment
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 17, 2025

Ferdinand Waititu, who was convicted in February 2025, had been handed the option of paying a fine of Sh53.5 million or serving a 12-year jail term.

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...

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