Not true, EACC denies summoning activist Farsafi as it begins probe

Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) offices, Nairobi. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has begun investigations into individuals it alleges are impersonating its officers. 

This is after a letter sufficed on social media on Tuesday, July 23, purporting to summon journalist and activist Hanifa Farsafi. The anti-graft agency has however dismissed the said letter as fake. 

In the alleged letter, Farsafi was instructed to appear at the EACC headquarters on Wednesday, July 24, to assist in an ongoing investigation in which she was purportedly involved.

But EACC Spokesperson Eric Ngumbi clarified that the Commission has no investigation involving the activist.

"The Commission does not have any investigation relating to Hanifa Farsafi or her institution," said Ngumbi.

The EACC spokesperson further indicated that the letter is part of ongoing criminal activities aimed at spreading false narratives and eroding public confidence in the fight against corruption.

The agency has now vowed to take appropriate action against those responsible for spreading false information and impersonating its Chief Executive and other officers.

In respect to this fake letter, the Commission has launched investigations with a view to taking appropriate action against the culpable person(s) who, by dint of this action, have committed offences under various laws, including impersonating an EACC Investigator (Commission… pic.twitter.com/R25sYD8nnA

— EACC (@EACCKenya) July 23, 2024