International Monetary Fund Pays A Courtesy Call On Ethics And Anti-corruption Commission (EACC)

Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) Secretary/CEO in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative to Kenya Mr. Jan Mikkelsen and Ms. Zsuzsa Munkacsi, Economist, Surveillance Policy Division (Washington), during the Courtesy Call at Integrity Centre, Nairobi

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative to Kenya, Mr. Jan Mikkelsen today paid a courtesy call on Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission’s Secretary/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mr. Halakhe Waqo. Mr. Mikkelsen was accompanied by Economist, Surveillance Policy Division (Washington) Ms. Zsuzsa Munkacsi and Senior Advisor to the Executive Director, Africa, Mr. Ted Sitima – Wina during the Courtesy Call which took place at the Commission’s Headquarters, Integrity Centre in Nairobi. Mr. Waqo was accompanied by respective EACC Heads of Directorates.

The IMF officials were interested in understanding the issues relating to corruption in the country and the challenges the Commission is facing in the fight against graft. They sought to know what tools the Commission deploys in the fight against graft and what can be done to improve on what is already in place.
In his remarks, the CEO expressed the need for public participation and education where the public will be sensitized on prevention of corruption. This, he said is the first step towards fighting graft in the country and the world over.

Mr. Mikkelsen expressed his commitment to the Commission and its efforts to fight corruption in the country and called upon the Commission to enlist their help in the fight against graft.

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) Secretary/CEO Mr. Halakhe Waqo (seated Centre) with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative to Kenya Mr. Jan Mikkelsen (seated right) and Ms. Zsuzsa Munkacsi, Economist, Surveillance Policy Division (Washington) (seated left) with other EACC and IMF officials in a group photo following the courtesy call at the Commission offices at Integrity Centre, Nairobi.