[PHOTOS] Muiru and Mushimba sworn-in as EACC commissioners

Chief Justice Martha Koome presided over the swearing-in of two newly appointed EACC commissioners at the Supreme Court on Tuesday.

They are Monica Muiru and Rtd Col Alfred Mushimba.

President Uhuru Kenyatta in October nominated the two to replace Dabar Maalim and Rose Macharia who resigned on September 1.

The two were subjected to approval hearings by the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee.

Abdi and Macharia quit the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission five months to the expiry of their term in December. 

The resignation of the duo was to stagger the exit of commissioners to avoid plunging the agency into a constitutional crisis that cost its anti-graft efforts two years ago. 

Before the appointment of Muiru and Mushimba, there were two commissioners - Sophia Lepuchirit and Mwaniki Gachoka - as well as chairman Eliud Wabukala.

Wabukala who took office in January 2017 succeeded lawyer Phillip Kinisu who resigned as the country’s top anti-graft czar after his family firm was linked to the infamous NYS scandal. 

Wabukala’s term will therefore end in January 2023, allowing the country to hire a new head with ease while commissioners would have been in office. 

Retaining and preserving institutional memory has become a global practice for organisations seeking to build steady policies and structures that can withstand the staff turnover pressure.