For more than a year, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has been quietly investigating a fresh financial scandal at the National Youth Service (NYS), marking the third major controversy to rock the institution in just a decade. The prolonged probe underscores the persistent governance challenges that have continued to undermine public confidence in one
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has formally recommended the suspension of Mr. Roy Sasaka Telewa, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF), pending the outcome of corruption investigations. The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) had summoned Roy Sasaka Telewa to record a statement over investigations into unexplained wealth estimated
Investigators from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission have launched a fresh operation targeting a senior official serving on the Board of Directors of the Anti-Counterfeit Authority. The move marks another significant step in efforts to uncover alleged bribery, extortion of investors, and the sudden accumulation of unexplained wealth linked to the official. Early Friday morning,
The long and controversial maize contract case between the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) and Erad Supplies and General Contractors Limited has taken a new turn after the Court of Appeal ordered the High Court to conduct a fresh hearing. The case, which involves over Sh1 billion, has dragged on for years and is
Former Migori Governor Okoth Obado’s corruption case has taken a new turn after talks between the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) collapsed. The two agencies were in discussions over a possible plea bargain deal, but their failure to agree has now forced the court to
Public outrage over corruption in the traffic department has once again come to the spotlight after five police officers were caught engaging in bribery along the Busia–Kisumu Road. The officers were intercepted by officials from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) during a sting operation that exposed their illegal activities near Busia Town. The arrests
The multi-billion shilling scandal within the State Department for Sports has taken a new twist after the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) conducted major raids targeting senior officials suspected of embezzling Ksh3.8 billion in public funds. The investigations are part of a wider probe into deep-rooted corruption that has long crippled operations in the sports
A senior officer working at the Kericho County Lands Registry has been arrested by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission over claims of bribery. The officer is accused of taking Ksh210,000 in order to process title deeds for two parcels of land. His arrest happened inside his office where the commission says he had already collected
Civil society activist Peter Agoro has taken the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) Chief Executive Officer James Mwaura to court over what he describes as a plot to frame him. In his petition, Agoro accuses the two parties of orchestrating his arrest in 2024 through entrapment and defamation, an
The ruling by the High Court has once again placed President William Ruto’s anti-graft strategy on uncertain ground. The court extended the suspension of the new anti-corruption team that the President had unveiled earlier in the year. This means that until December 1, the team will not be allowed to carry out any of its