EACC Stories

EACC says no complaints lodged on MPs’ bribery claims, probe into CDF mismanagement ongoing
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 22, 2025

EACC Chief Executive Officer Abdi Mohamud clarified that while allegations of bribery have been circulating in the media, the Commission has not recei...

EACC submits 89 graft cases involving top officials to ODPP for prosecution
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 22, 2025

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) says the cases were completed in the last eight and their files submitted to the ODPP with recommenda...

Calls grow for disbandment of Ruto's multi-agency team on corruption over legal gaps
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 21, 2025

The Alliance further called on the government to strengthen existing anti-corruption bodies through adequate resourcing, policy support, and respect f...

EACC summons Garissa Governor Nathif Jama over alleged embezzlement of funds, irregular hiring
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 21, 2025

Governor Nathif has been directed to appear before EACC officials at the Integrity Centre in Nairobi on August 25, 2025, at 10 am for an interview and...

Court suspends Ruto’s anti-corruption taskforce pending hearing of case
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Aug 20, 2025

They contend that President Ruto’s decision duplicates existing institutions and is therefore invalid. The petitioners claim that the presidential pro...

Five ex-officials face civil suit over irregular CHAN tender payments
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 17, 2025

The suit focuses on payments made to Gregori International in 2017 for upgrading sports facilities in preparation for the CHAN tournament, which was l...

Moi University assures students of continuity amid looming UASU strike
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 15, 2025

Acting Vice-Chancellor, Prof Kiplagat Kotut, said the University is actively engaging with UASU leadership, the Ministry of Education, and other relev...

Court bars city businessman accused of Sh356 million fraud from travelling to India
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 12, 2025

Honey Khatwani is accused of stealing $2,786,174.40 (Sh356 million) from Oki General Trading between January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2024, in Barbado, Na...

EACC: Nine governors under investigation for using staff to funnel stolen county funds
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 12, 2025

EACC chairperson Dr David Oginde revealed that the leaders, particularly in marginalised regions, are diverting money meant for development to invest...

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...

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...

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...

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.

Former Nairobi Finance CEC tells court State House plotted to oust Sonko over anti-graft stance
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 28, 2025

Testifying in a case where Sonko and businessman Anthony Ombok are defending themselves in a Sh20 million graft case, Gathagu said she was also urged...

EACC recovers grabbed Kenya Airports Authority land valued at Sh104 million
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 24, 2025

On Wednesday, the Environment and Land Court in Mombasa ruled that Agil Mahmud was holding the land illegally.

Court declines to stop DCI, EACC from investigating Governor Wamatangi over alleged corruption
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 23, 2025

It is alleged that the EACC is investigating the procurement of ERP system tenders allegedly awarded to companies associated with him by three road ag...

529 Kenya Railways plots grabbed, Sh27 million lost in yearly rent - Auditor General
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 23, 2025

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu revealed that land in Mombasa, Limuru, Nakuru, and Kisumu had either been grabbed or irregularly allocated, and most of...

Motorists demand full refund of road levies, say fuel price hike illegal
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 22, 2025

Motorists Association of Kenya (MAK) blamed the government for deliberately inflating fuel prices and misusing the road levy under what they termed as...

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...

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...

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...

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