EACC Recovers Sh20 Billion in 5 Years from Graft Lords

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) says it has recovered Sh20 billion of looted taxpayers cash from corrupt cartels in the last five years.

EACC Chairperson Eliud Wabukhala says that the commission successfully recovered Sh207 million between July and December this year, and a further Sh21 million worth of assets.

“Many cases EACC is handling demonstrate that the fight against corruption does not spare anyone by virtue of status or position," Wabukhala says.

Speaking ahead of the International Anti-Corruption Day on Sunday, the EACC boss says that the agency has uncovered several graft cases this year even as he exuded confidence that more public funds will be recovered from the cases.

“Recent graft cases include National Land Commission, Kenya Power, Migori, Busia and Wajir counties, former Governor Nairobi County, Kenya Pipeline Corporation and National Hospital Insurance Fund,” EACC says.

“In the last five months alone, EACC has completed investigations on 87 corruption cases and forwarded them to the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions where 63 of these have been accepted for prosecution,” EACC adds.

In the past, critics have called for disbandment of EACC, arguing that it does little as far as fighting graft is concerned. 

However, recent commitment and support of President Kenyatta in the fight against corruption appears to have given EACC the motivation to pursue corruption cases.