EACC: We recovered Sh20 billion in assets and graft war on course

Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission CEO Twalib Mbarak at editors guild luncheon. [David Gichuru, Standard]

Kenya’s much publicised war on corruption has, over the years, taken a backlash. What started with firm resolve of ridding the country of graft elements has instead received mixed reviews, punctuated by both claims of witch-hunt and political victimisation, as well as acknowledgement of some marked progress.

High value arrests and raids by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) in the graft war, which at one point seemed to be President Uhuru Kenyatta’s legacy project, have reduced, as the Executive shifts focus to other matters of political significance such as the Building Bridges Initiative.