EACC recovers Ksh3.2B govt land in Eldoret
The Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission (EACC) has recovered Ksh3.2 billion land in Eldoret, belonging to government agencies. EACC spokesperson Eric Ngumbi confirmed the recovery saying the land belongs to the Judiciary, Administration Police, Uasin Gishu County Referral Hospital, County Fire Station, and the Uasin Gishu County Assembly. He says the land was grabbed by private […]
Maraga wants team formed to root out fake academic certificate menace
Former Chief Justice David Maraga has called on the government to form a commission of inquiry to investigate the rampant vice of fake academic certificates in the country. Speaking during a capacity-building workshop for journalists organised by the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNDOC), Maraga said that […]
Mwangi wa Iria’s wife, brother obtain orders to stop their prosecution in Ksh140M graft case
The wife of the former Governor of Murang’a County Mwangi wa Iria and her brother who are accused of theft of Ksh140 million at Murang’a County Government have been arraigned at Milimani Law Courts. Jane Waigwe Kimani and her brother Solomon Mutura Kimani who appeared before Milimani Anti-Corruption Chief Magistrate Thomas Nzyoki however did not […]
Former Murang’a Governor Mwangi wa Iria’s wife, brother arrested
Detectives from the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission (EACC) have arrested the wife of former Murang’a Governor Mwangi Wa Iria Jane Waigwe Kimani and her brother Solomon Mutura Kimani. Both are suspects in the Ksh140 million Murang’a County graft case which is under investigation by the anti-graft watchdog. The two were arraigned before the Milimani Anti-Corruption […]
Former National Museums of Kenya DG Mzalendo Kibunja arrested over Ksh490M graft case
The Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested former Director General of the National Museums of Kenya (NMK) Mzalendo Kibunja. Kibunja was arrested on Monday, April 15, 2024, alongside three others over the loss of over Ksh490 million at NMK through a fraudulent scheme entailing payment of salaries to ghost workers for over five years. […]
EACC arrests DCI officer accused of demanding Ksh10k bribe
A Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officer was today arrested by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) for extorting a bribe. A statement by EACC on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, indicated that its officers at the Central Regional Office in Nyeri arrested the suspect identified as Luke Nyasangah. The anti-graft agency added that Nyasangah is […]
Bomas of Kenya CEO fights suspension over graft
The Employment and Labour Relations Court is set to issue a ruling on a petition filed by Bomas of Kenya CEO Peter Gitaa Koria fighting his suspension on April 18, 2024. Gitaa is among 74 public officials suspended in November 2023 over graft accusations following recommendations by the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission (EACC). Head of […]