What are the Commission’s main achievements since its inception?

EACC was established by law in September 2011 to succeed the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC) which had been in operation since 2004. The following are some of the major achievements made in its anti – corruption efforts:

1. Law enforcement
   Over the past 10 years, EACC has carried out numerous investigations resulting in recoveries worth KES 9.186 billion out of traced assets whose value was KES 37.779 billion. Recovery proceedings for the remaining assets are ongoing. Further, the Commission conducted proactive investigations leading to disruption of corruption in respect of public assets valued at approximately KES 73.605 billion.

   Similarly, the Commission conducted investigations on corruption and economic crimes and made recommendations to the ODPP which resulted into various prosecutions. Out of the various prosecutions, 140 convictions were achieved involving 171 convicts.

   For more details on the Commission’s achievements see its Annual Reports at www.eacc.go.ke

2. Preventive Programmes
   In the past 10 years, EACC has reached 16, 047, 577 people with anti-corruption, ethics, integrity and good governance messages aimed at  enlisting their support in the fight against corruption. This has been achieved through media, workshops, symposia, outreach clinics and other training activities. In the same period, EACC has conducted 61 systems reviews and advisories mostly in the public sector which were aimed at reforming governance, strengthening systems and improving service delivery.
3. Research Programmes
   Over the past 10 years EACC has conducted thirty (30) research programmes which include surveys, assessments and sector studies. These programmes provided baseline information on corruption in order to better understand the nature, form, extent, intensity, impact, and the places where it occurs.  In recent years, the surveys have ranked counties on the basis of levels of perceived corruption with the view to helping them improve on governance and service delivery.