The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has announced that it has recovered close to Sh20 billion in looted funds in the last five years alone. 

 

According to EACC CEO Twalib Mbarak, the anti-graft agency had also managed to stop the theft of a further Sh100 billion during the same period. 

 

Mbarak intimated that the agency had so far managed to conclude 824 cases linked to corruption, 153 of them prosecuted successfully. 

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“Disruption is a silent way of fighting corruption,” Mbarak said.

 

He added: “Men typically spend more on bribes than women and bribery is more common among people with a high income level and education. The public sector remains the main receiver of bribes.”

 

He was speaking at the launch of the National Ethics and Anti-Corruption Policy meant to assist EACC and other relevant agencies in the fight against sleeze in the country. 

 

“The Policy envisages mainstreaming corruption prevention, strategies and measures in both public and private sectors,” said Mbarak.

Mbarak has at the same time appealed for the amendment of the corruption legislation to give EACC powers to bar elected officers charged with corruption from accessing their offices.

 

On his part, Directorate of Criminal Investigations boss George Kinoti vowed to continue protecting public resources from theft by greedy officers.

 

"Those who steal public resources in the belief that 'hiyo ni mali ya serikali' are hereby reminded that those resources belog to taxpayers," said Kinoti.