The Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC) was established in April 2003 to replace the
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 2 ...
after Parliament enacted new legislation.
Legal framework
The legislation enacted to establish the commission was:
* The Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act (ACECA) No. 3 of 2003
* The Public Officer Ethics Act, No 4 of 2003.
These two legislations became operational on 2 May 2003. Section 70 of the (ACECA) repealed the Prevention of Corruption Act (Cap. 65).
The Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act established the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC) as a body corporate, prescribing its composition and conferring powers and functions to it.
The Act also established the Kenya Anti-Corruption Advisory Board, an unincorporated body comprising persons nominated by a cross-section of stakeholders. The Advisory Board made recommendations for appointment of a Director and Assistant Directors. It also advised the Commission generally on the exercise of its powers and performance of its functions under the Act.
Initial directors
The first Director was Justice (Rtd.)
Aaron G. Ringera. The three Assistant Directors appointed were Ms.
Fatuma Sichale (Deputy Director and Legal Services), Dr.
John P. Mutonyi (Investigations and Asset Tracing), and Dr.
Smokin Wanjala
Smokin Wanjala is a Kenyan lawyer and a justice of the Supreme Court of Kenya. He holds a Ph.D. in law from University of Ghent, Belgium. He also holds a Master of Laws degree from the Columbia University in the United States and a Bachelor of Law ...
(Preventive Services). They formally took office on 10 September 2004. Mr.
Wilson Shollei would later be appointed to the vacant position of Assistant Director Finance and Administration.
Change of directorship
Following parliamentary pressure in July 2011, Justice Ringera was forced to resign from office
together with Ms. Sichale and Dr. Wanjala, paving way for appointment of Prof.
PLO Lumumba
Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba (born 17 July 1962) is a Kenyan who served as the Director of the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission from September 2010 to August 2011. Since 2014, Lumumba has been the Director of The Kenya School of Law. An eloquent ...
to take office in September 2011. Prof.
Jane Onsongo (Preventive Services) and Mr.
Pravin Bowry (Legal Services) joined the existing team of Dr. Mutonyi and Wilson Shollei as KACC assistant directors.
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 2 ...
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Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) was established after Kenya’s President Mwai Kibaki signed the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act on 29 August 2011. The EACC replaced the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC).
Establishment
The ...
References
External links
- Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission
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