EACC,EACC probe,Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) Stories

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...

Justice and Equity Commission hails police brutality ruling, calls for immediate action
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 09, 2025

JEC hailed a recent High Court decision awarding compensation to victims of police brutality and unlawful detention, terming it a "landmark ruling" in...

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...

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...

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...

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.

EACC asked to investigate Nakuru Governor Kihika over Sh7.8 billion stalled projects, Sh1 million incomplete toilet
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 04, 2025

The governor further came under scrutiny for authorising the hiring of private law firms without approval from the county attorney.

MPs demand probe into Sh373m stalled amphitheatre project at University of Eldoret
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 03, 2025

The committee resolved to recommend to the National Assembly that the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and the Directorate of Criminal Inv...

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...

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...

How civil servants are illegally drawing salaries from both counties, National Government
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 02, 2025

The audit, covering the financial years 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24, reveals widespread misuse of taxpayer money, with employees appearing on more th...

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...

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...

NPSC chair Yuda Komora vows to transform police into citizen-centered service
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 29, 2025

Sworn in on Thursday, Komora said his leadership will focus on building a police service that Kenyans see as partners in community safety rather than...

DPP orders prosecution of Bomet Governor Hillary Barchok over alleged graft
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 28, 2025

The investigation alleges that Governor Barchok received Sh2,750,500 from companies that traded with Bomet County between the 2019/2020 and 2024/2025...

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...

Petition filed seeking removal of NCIC Chairperson Samuel Kobia
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 26, 2025

The petition, by Elizabeth Ochieng’, highlights alleged failures in governance, financial management, and public accountability at the Commission.

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...

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...

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