EACC chairperson David Oginde and chairperson Abdi Mohammed and commissioners during the launch of the EACC annual report 2023/2024 at Integrity Centre, Nairobi, on January 28, 2025/LEAH MUKANGAI
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission says it received a total of 2,207 complaints for investigation with 42 per cent comprising bribery-related cases.
In the EACC annual report for the 2023/24 financial, the commission revealed that 13 per cent of the reports involved embezzlement of public funds while 12 per cent related to unethical conduct.
Some 11 per cent of the reports were about fraudulent acquisition and disposal of public property with 22 per cent touching on various other offences.
According to the EACC, the 2,207 reports it took up for further processing were part of the 5,171 corruption-related issues reported to the commission.
This, according to EACC was an increase of 239 reports, representing 42.7 per cent of reports received from 37 per cent in the previous period.
In the 2022/23 financial year, EACC received 1,968 complaints relevant to its mandate compared to the 2,207 filed in the financial year 2023/24.
Of the total 5,171 complaints received by the commission, EACC said that 1,643 cases were outside its mandate and advised complainants’ where to report.
The EACC referred 512 reports to other agencies that had a mandate over the issues reported.
Some 167 complainants were requested to provide additional information while 642 cases were recommended for closure.
During the reporting period, EACC filed applications and obtained 1,546 search warrants and money transaction inspections.
The orders included those for inspecting or searching bank and mobile phone money transfer accounts, premises, vessels and vehicles in respect of persons or associates suspected of engaging in corruption, economic crimes or related offences.
The Commission completed 126 investigation files on corruption and economic crimes, which were forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for review and direction.
Further, 56 investigations on violations of Chapter Six of the Constitution and the Leadership and Integrity Act, 2012 were completed. EACC chairperson David Oginde said there is a need to address the management of conflicts of interest in the public sector. He said that the enactment of the conflict of interest legislation is necessary.
“The Commission looks forward to the enactment of the said law,’’ he said during the launch of the report in Nairobi.