Also known as: EACC
Kenyan anti-corruption agency that secures asset recovery orders, pursues graft cases, and conducts integrity tests in public institutions.
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Audio By VocalizeThe Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has accused political leaders of teaching young people abusive language through their conduct and rhetoric. …
'Sell your ideas without insulting anyone,' Oginde warns politiciansCitizen Digital
EACC arrests two more Nyamira Assembly officials over Ksh.367M tender By Citizen Reporter October 02, 2026 11:32 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter David Nyarango Ombego, Deputy Clerk and Director of Legislati …
EACC arrests two more Nyamira Assembly officials over Ksh.367M tenderCapital News
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 2 — The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested two more Nyamira County Assembly officials over alleged irregularities in the award of a Sh367 million tender for the construction of an office block. …
EACC Arrests Two More Nyamira County Assembly Officials Over Sh367mn TenderThe Standard
… The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), in a statement, said the irregularities allegedly resulted in the loss of Sh30,187,396 in public funds. …
Two more Nyamira County Assembly officials arrested over Sh367m tenderThe Standard
… Justice Benjamin Musyoki on Friday rejected Mutua’s bid to have the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) case against him struck out after he argued that the dispute had already been determined by three State Corporations Appeal Tribunal appeals. …
Blow to Ezekiel Mutua as High Court declines to dismiss Sh22.6m EACC recovery caseThe Standard
Audio By Vocalize Kiambu Governor Paul Kimani Wamatangi and six others have suffered a setback after the High Court rejected bids to strike out an EACC case seeking recovery of Sh813.1 million Justice Rose Ougo of the Milimani Anti-Corruption High Court on Friday dismissed five s …
Court dismisses governor Wamatangi bid to strike out Sh813m EACC recovery suitCitizen Digital
EACC pushes for automated wealth declaration system to curb corruption By Joseph Muia October 02, 2026 12:13 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter EACC Chairperson Dr David Oginde speaks in Naivasha, Nakuru Count …
EACC pushes for automated wealth declaration system to curb corruptionCapital News
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 1 — The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) is pushing for the automation of public officers’ wealth declarations and integration of government digital platforms as part of efforts to detect conflicts of interest before they fuel corruption. …
EACC pushes automation of wealth declarations to curb conflict of interestCitizen Digital
Wamatangi loses bid to stop asset recovery by EACC in Ksh.813 million graft case By Dzuya Walter October 01, 2026 01:55 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize The High Court has dismissed an appl …
Wamatangi loses bid to stop asset recovery by EACC in Ksh.813 million graft caseCitizen Digital
… PHOTO | COURTESY Audio By Vocalize The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has charged two former employees of Kiambu County Assembly and the Kenya Airports Authority over alleged use of forged academic documents to get employment. …
Two charged over alleged use of fake academic certificatesThe Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has recovered 1.05 acres of public land valued at Sh40 million, including three government houses in Kakamega Town, after a court-approved settlement in which a private individual relinquished his rights to the property that had been unlawfully allocated to him.
10 hours ago · Capital News →
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has recovered 1.05 acres of public land valued at Sh40 million, including three government houses in Kakamega Town, after a court-approved settlement in which a private individual relinquished his rights to the property that had been unlawfully allocated to him.
10 hours ago · Capital News →
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has recovered public property valued at approximately Ksh.40 million comprising 1.05 acres in Kakamega Town's Milimani area, following a court ruling that cancelled a lease wrongly issued to a private individual in 1993. The property belonged to the State Department for Housing and Urban Development and had been reserved for government housing.
11 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has recovered a 2.7-acre public school playground in Kikuyu, Kiambu County, after the Environment and Land Court at Thika ruled on October 5 that its allocation and registration in the name of the Presbyterian Church of East Africa's Ruguthi Women's Guild was illegal and fraudulent. The court declared the allocation null and void, affirming the land was public property reserved for use by Kanyiha, Lusigetti and Njumbi primary schools.
15 hours ago · Capital News →
The Environment and Land Court in Thika ruled that a 2.7-acre playground serving three public primary schools in Kikuyu was public property and declared its registration in the name of a Presbyterian Church women's group null and void. The EACC recovered the land after the court affirmed it is held in trust for Kanyiha, Lusigetti and Njumbi Primary Schools.
26 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An Environment and Lands Court at Thika has ruled that the Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA) illegally acquired 2.7 acres of land reserved as a playground for three primary schools, finding the church's registration of the property irregular and fraudulent. The land, held under the church's Ruguthi Women's Guild, had been set aside in 1957 for public use by Kanyiha, Lusigetti and Njumbi Primary Schools.
26 October 2026 · The Standard →
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has obtained High Court orders freezing funds in two bank accounts and restricting dealings in six properties and a motor vehicle linked to Patrick Makau Muteti, a Principal Supply Chain Management Officer at the State Department for Lands and Physical Planning, and his spouse. The commission alleges that Muteti influenced procurement processes through which six businesses owned or controlled by his spouse received payments totalling Ksh.244,972,109.25 from the State Department between January 2015 and September 2025.
24 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The EACC Vice Chairperson said recovering assets obtained through corruption and returning them for public benefit demonstrates accountability and rebuilds confidence in state institutions.
23 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Margaret Njeri Mbugua, a former Principal Human Resource Officer at the County Assembly of Kiambu, was convicted by the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court on three counts after pleading guilty to fraudulently securing public funds using a forged KCSE certificate. She was ordered to pay Ksh.1.06 million in total penalties and faces six months imprisonment per count in default of payment.
23 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A former accountant at the Nuclear Power and Energy Agency has been fined Ksh.130,000 after pleading guilty to forging a KCSE certificate that she used to secure employment. The Milimani Anti-Corruption Court convicted her on October 19, 2026, imposing separate fines of Ksh.30,000 for uttering a false document and Ksh.100,000 for presenting the forged certificate.
23 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Lilian Mweche Muyumba, a former Kenya Nuclear Electricity Board staff member, was fined Sh130,000 for falsifying academic documents after pleading guilty to uttering a false document and presenting a forged KCSE certificate. She submitted a forged Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education for examinations supposedly undertaken in 1996 to secure employment.
23 October 2026 · The Standard →
Elisha Okung Oguma, a former employee of the Office of the Auditor General, has been charged with forging a Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education certificate and using it to secure public employment, resulting in fraudulent acquisition of public property valued at Ksh.5,876,203.89 according to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission.
22 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has secured a court order requiring former Homa Bay County Assembly Clerk Bob Kephas Otieno and two others to refund Ksh12.57 million in public funds allegedly fraudulently paid out between 2015 and 2017. Justice Benjamin Musyoki ruled that payments made to Lillian Achieng and David Obonyo under the guise of salaries were fraudulent and unlawful, despite neither being employed by the county assembly or county government.
22 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission secured a court order requiring a former Homa Bay County Assembly clerk and two others to refund Sh12.57 million in public funds. Justice Benjamin Musyoki ruled that payments made to a teacher and a bank employee from the assembly's salary suspense account between 2015 and 2017 were fraudulent and unlawful, as neither recipient was employed by the assembly or county government.
22 October 2026 · The Standard →
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki announced the Government is classifying the illicit alcohol trade among the top three greatest threats to Kenya's future, alongside terrorism and banditry, and has established a permanent secretariat to coordinate a crackdown involving multiple agencies.
22 October 2026 · The Standard →
The Government is reviewing the legal framework governing illicit alcohol to introduce tougher penalties for individuals at every stage of the supply chain. Deputy President Kithure Kindiki announced that the manufacture, distribution, sale and consumption of illicit alcohol has been elevated to the category of organised crime, alongside terrorism and banditry.
21 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has secured court orders for the forfeiture of Ksh. 207.7 million in assets belonging to Andrew Bisuti Musuya, a former accountant at the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation and Trans Nzoia County Government, after a judge found he failed to adequately explain the source of his wealth. The assets include prime properties in Mombasa and Bungoma valued at Ksh. 150.2 million, bank and M-Pesa deposits of Ksh. 53.5 million, and two motor vehicles valued at Ksh. 4 million.
21 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki announced that the government has elevated the manufacture, distribution, sale and consumption of illicit alcohol to the category of organised crime, placing it alongside terrorism and banditry. Security agencies will conduct intelligence-led operations without political interference, and a permanent multi-agency secretariat has been established in the Office of the Deputy President to coordinate the crackdown.
21 October 2026 · Capital News →
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has obtained a court order to recover assets worth Sh207.7 million from Andrew Biketi Musuya, a former accountant at the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation and the County Government of Trans Nzoia, after he failed to explain how he acquired wealth disproportionate to his known legitimate income. The forfeited assets include prime properties in Mombasa and Bungoma, bank and M-Pesa deposits, and two motor vehicles.
21 October 2026 · Capital News →
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has recovered Sh207 million in unexplained wealth from a former Ministry of Health accountant, resulting in the forfeiture of land and houses.
21 October 2026 · The Standard →
The Nakuru Chief Magistrate's Court has allowed the withdrawal of corruption charges against six county officials accused of receiving kickbacks in a procurement-related case involving payments of Ksh.120.4 million to three companies. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions argued that a review of evidence had failed to establish a link between the transactions and any tender or procurement process, though the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission raised concerns over not being formally notified of the prosecution's intention.
20 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Director of Public Prosecutions has dropped corruption charges against six Nakuru County officials accused of receiving kickbacks in a Sh120.4 million procurement scandal, two months after they were charged. A chief magistrate allowed the withdrawal despite objection from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission.
19 October 2026 · The Standard →
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission is seeking deeper cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to strengthen cross-border corruption investigations and improve recovery of public resources, with CEO Abdi Mohamud meeting UNODC Executive Director Dr Monica Juma in Vienna to discuss law enforcement capacity, forensic technology and mutual legal assistance across Eastern Africa.
17 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission met the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in Vienna to discuss ways to strengthen law enforcement capacity, expand forensic technology use, and improve mutual legal assistance across Eastern Africa in tackling cross-border corruption cases.
17 October 2026 · Capital News →
Kenya's Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission conducted 166 integrity tests across public institutions in 2024/2025, with 152 failing and only four passing, revealing persistent challenges in upholding Chapter Six leadership standards despite the 2010 Constitution's emphasis on public trust.
17 October 2026 · The Standard →
The High Court upheld the corruption convictions of former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu, his wife, and two associates over irregularities in a Sh588 million county road tender, and overturned a lower court's acquittal by reinstating money laundering charges. The EACC said the reinstatement is significant for tracing suspected proceeds of corruption.
15 October 2026 · Capital News →
Justice Rose Ougo overturned the acquittal of former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu, his wife Susan Wangari, and two others on money-laundering charges related to a Sh588.2 million road-upgrade contract in 2017/2018; Waititu received Sh25.6 million and Wangari received Sh7.2 million through associated companies, totaling approximately Sh32.8 million.
15 October 2026 · The Standard →
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission and other independent oversight institutions have renewed calls for stronger accountability, transparency and prudent use of public resources. EACC Chairperson Dr David Oginde attended a consultative meeting of heads of Commissions and Independent Offices on October 13, 2026, where officials discussed ways to improve coordination and strengthen public service delivery.
14 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Civil society groups in Machakos have called on Parliament to increase budgetary allocations to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission and allow it to retain recovered assets to finance operations. They also urged Parliament to tighten legislation to bar corruption suspects from seeking elective positions.
14 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested a Turkana County nurse and his business associate over allegations of conflict of interest in contracts that earned their company Ksh.2.76 million from the county government between 2017 and 2021. Investigators allege the nurse used the company to secure contracts while employed as a public officer and immediately withdrew payments in cash.
14 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission and heads of independent oversight institutions met to discuss stronger coordination on accountability, transparency, and prudent use of public resources. The meeting, chaired by Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu, focused on strengthening inter-institutional cooperation and improving public service delivery.
14 October 2026 · Capital News →