2011

The EACC was established on 5th September 2011 and Commissioners Irene Keino (Ms.) and Prof. Jane K. Onsongo (Mrs.) appointed on 11th May 2012.

Pursuant to Article 79 of the Constitution, Parliament disbanded KACC on 24th August 2011 through enactment of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission Act (EACC), 2011. The EACC was established on 5th September 2011 and Commissioners Irene Keino (Ms.) and Prof. Jane K. Onsongo appointed on 11th May 2012 and later joined by Mr. Mumo Matemu as Chairman, who took the oath of office on 5th August 2013 after the Court of Appeal quashed an earlier ruling barring him from assuming office on claims of lacking integrity.