Dr. Oginde: Professionals should be beacons of hope in public service
26:02:2025: EACC Chairperson Dr. David Oginde has called on professionals to use their talents wisely for the nation’s common good.
While presiding over a graduation ceremony for Certified Forensic Fraud Examiners at the Kenya Accountants and Secretaries National Examinations Board (KASNEB) towers today, Dr Oginde said that corruption is planned, budgeted for, and executed by unpatriotic professionals who are hell-bent on destroying the nation.
The Chairperson noted that lawyers, accountants, architects, and engineers are at the heart of the theft of public resources instead of being beacons of hope in public service.
The Chairman urged graduands to uphold integrity with courage in the face of injustice.
“You are the people we have been waiting for to help us eliminate corruption and make our country better than it is right now,” he said.
Dr Percy Opio, Board Chairman of KASNEB, said in his remarks that corruption shadows human progress and that skilled professionals are needed to fight and prevent it.
“As you graduate, we are happy that you are fully empowered with the highest standards of ethics and integrity and you will be able to flag fraud cases before they happen,” he said.
Certified Forensic Fraud Examiner is a post-professional specialization course aimed at those who wish to qualify and work in financial fraud and corruption investigations, fraud prevention, fraud risk analysis, and related areas.
EACC’s Legal Officer, Ms. Bridget Maina was among the cohort that graduated today.
