EACC arrest former Isiolo MP, recover 2 briefcases full of US dollars
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on Thursday, July 25, 2024, arrested a former Member of Parliament and his wife in a raid which led to the recovery of assorted items. According to the anti-graft body, the couple was arrested after the former Isiolo MP Abdi Tepo attempted to open fire at the detectives during […]
Kericho land survey head arrested in his office with wads of cash amid corruption crackdown
Ismail Kipngeno Koskei, the head of land survey for Kericho County, has been detained by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC). The anti-graft body says Koskeo was arrested for soliciting a Ksh200,000 bribe to facilitate a land transaction. “Koskei was apprehended by EACC detectives after demanding Kes.200,000 from a member of the public to facilitate a […]
EACC arrests KPA official for awarding Ksh6.4M tender to company owned by her daughter
Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) officers have arrested a Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) official for awarding a tender worth Ksh6.4 million to a company belonging to her daughter. EACC in a statement issued on Friday, July 19, 2024, stated that it had arrested Janet Mwendwa over a conflict of interest. “The Commission, this morning, arrested […]
Interior Ministry cleaner who owns 7 companies that received Ksh257M among those arrested in Ksh450M scandal
A cleaner at the State Department Department for Correctional Services has been arrested by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) in connection with the embezzlement of Ksh450 million. In a statement issued on their X account on Wednesday, July 18, 2024, EACC revealed it had identified the cleaner as Eric Kipkurui Mutai, who reportedly owns […]
ODPP arraigns Nyandarua County staff in court over Ksh12M fraudulent payment
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) on Monday, June 25, 2024, arraigned seven members of Nyandarua County government staff at a Nakuru court over a suspected attempt to commit an economic crime contrary to Section 47 (A) (1) as read with Section 48 (1) of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crime Act, 2023. In […]
Senior Vihiga County official who escaped police dragnet arrested
A senior Vihiga County official who evaded the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission’s (EACC’s) dragnet on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, has been arrested. Eugene Wandera Wamalwa who serves as Principal Quantity Surveyor at the Vihiga County government was on Friday, June 14, 2024, arrested by EACC officers. EACC officers presented him before the Kakamega Anti-Corruption Court […]
FBI director Christopher Wray visits EACC offices
The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Christopher Wray on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, paid a courtesy call to the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission (EACC) CEO Twalib Mbarak. Wray, reported to be on a technical and operational working visit to Kenya, was accompanied to EACC by a high-level delegation from the FBI and […]