The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) was established after
Kenya
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’s President
Mwai Kibaki
Emilio Stanley Mwai Kibaki (15 November 1931 – 21 April 2022) was a Kenyan politician who served as the third President of Kenya from December 2002 until April 2013 and is regarded as one of Kenya's founding fathers.
He had previously ser ...
signed the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act on 29 August 2011. The EACC replaced the
Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission
The Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC) was established in April 2003 to replace the Kenya Anti-Corruption Authority after Parliament enacted new legislation.
Legal framework
The legislation enacted to establish the commission was:
* The A ...
(KACC).
Establishment
The country's Parliament disbanded KACC on 24 August 2011, in line with the requirements for change as stipulated in the new Constitutional dispensation after the promulgation of the
2010 Constitution
The Constitution of Kenya is the supreme lawof the Republic of Kenya. There have been three significant versions of the constitution, with the most recent redraft being enabled in 2010. The 2010 edition replaced the 1963 independence constitut ...
.
The EACC was established on 5 September 2011 and Commissioners
Irene Keino
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and Prof.
Jane K. Onsongo appointed on 11 May 2012 to head the anti-graft agency.
Chairman Mumo Matemu was nominated by the Grand Coalition principals, President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga in 2012 to head the anti-graft agency alongside commissioners Irene Keino and Prof. Jane Onsongo.
The three have since resigned concurrently amid controversy in between April–May 2015.
In November 2015, President Uhuru Kenyatta nominated new members to head the agency. Philip Kinusu as the commission's chairperson alongside four other officials as commissioners. The commissioners are Dabar Maalim, Paul Gachoka, Sophia Lepuchirit and Rose Macharia
The Commission Secretary - HALAKHE DIDA WAQO is in charge of the day-to-day operations. Mr. Halakhe D. Waqo formally took office at the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) after a swearing-in ceremony held at the Supreme Court of Kenya, on 21 January 2013.
By doing so, he becomes the commission's first Secretary/Chief Executive Officer since EACC was established to replace the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission in 2012.
He is deputised by:
Mr. Michael Mubea (Deputy Secretary/Chief Executive Officer – Operations) whom joined the commission in 2013.
See also
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Corruption in Kenya
Corruption in the government of Kenya has a history which spans the era of the founding president Jomo Kenyatta, to Daniel arap Moi's KANU, Mwai Kibaki's PNU government and the current Uhuru Kenyatta's Jubilee Party government. In the Corrupti ...
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Kenya Anti-Corruption Authority
The Kenya Anti-Corruption Authority (KACA) of Kenya was established in 1997 after the amendment of the Prevention of Corruption Act (Cap 65, LOK) in early 1997. The first director was John Harun Mwau who was appointed in December 1997. In April ...
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Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission
The Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC) was established in April 2003 to replace the Kenya Anti-Corruption Authority after Parliament enacted new legislation.
Legal framework
The legislation enacted to establish the commission was:
* The A ...
References
External links
- Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission
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Law of Kenya
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Corruption in Kenya
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