FBI to strengthen partnership with EACC
11:06:2024: United States’ principal federal law enforcement agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has committed to enhance collaboration with the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and support the Commission’s efforts to execute its mandate.
The FBI, its Director, Mr. Christopher Wray said, will continue to look for ways to strengthen the partnership and support EACC.
Mr Wray, who is on a technical and operational working visit to Kenya, was speaking today at the Commission’s Headquarters at Integrity Centre in Nairobi where he paid a courtesy call on EACC. He was accompanied by a high-level delegation from FBI and the American Embassy in Nairobi.
“I had a productive meeting with EACC CEO Mbarak and his team at the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission about their important work combating corruption and promoting accountability. The FBI will continue to look for ways to strengthen our partnership and support EACC efforts to safeguard the rule of law and ensure public confidence in institutions,” the FBI Director said.
EACC has a long standing history of cooperation with FBI which has seen the Commission’s investigators benefit from various specialized trainings on undercover operations, trade craft and modern techniques in investigation of complex economic crimes, corruption cases and recovery of corruptly acquired and unexplained wealth.
The meeting explored various collaboration initiatives for effective modern law enforcement, including countering transnational corruption and economic crimes.
The FBI resolved to enhance its support to EACC through training and acquisition of modern investigative tools and equipment. The meeting also explored ways of leveraging on exchange of information to support tracing and recovery of corruptly acquired assets stashed abroad.
The Commission’s CEO, Mr. Twalib Mbarak thanked the office of the FBI in Nairobi for organizing the FBI Director’s first visit to EACC since its inception in 1989. He appreciated the technical support that FBI continues to extend to EACC, which has enhanced the Commission’s investigations.
“Today marks a major milestone as we seek to deepen our partnership and explore areas of cooperation. With technical support from the FBI, the Commission will have a greater impact in investigating high impact cases and robustly pursue recovery of corruptly acquired assets and unexplained wealth,” said Mr. Mbarak.
