Integrity assurance course equips Makueni officers on corruption prevention

Tom Amoro (front centre), accompanied by the County Secretary of Makueni County, Dr. Justine Kyambi to his immediate left, and EACC Senior Education Officer, John Agar, to his right, poses for a group photo with participants during the Integrity Assurance Officers’ training in Makueni County.

20:05:2026: Senior public officers from the Makueni County Government have completed a four-day Integrity Assurance Officers’ course aimed at strengthening accountability, ethical governance, and corruption prevention in public institutions.

The training, held from 18 to 21 May 2026 at Kilimani Breeze Hotel, was organized by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) in partnership with the County Government of Makueni and the Programme for Legal Empowerment and Aid Delivery in Kenya (PLEAD II). The programme equipped participants with practical skills and institutional strategies to promote transparency, strengthen integrity systems and enhance public trust in county governance.

The training comes amid growing demand for transparency, accountability and efficient public service delivery within public institutions. Strengthening integrity assurance mechanisms remains critical in safeguarding public resources and promoting ethical leadership in devolved units of governance.

Opening the training, Mr. Tom Amoro, EACC Deputy Regional Office Manager for Lower Eastern, emphasized the importance of accountability, transparency and adherence to high ethical standards in public service. Dr. Justine Kyambi, County Secretary of Makueni County, commended the partnership between EACC, the County Government and PLEAD II, noting that it would strengthen preventive anti-corruption frameworks, enhance institutional capacity and support implementation of effective anti-corruption systems within public institutions.

Key areas covered included corruption prevention, development of institutional anti-corruption frameworks, corruption risk assessments and establishment of corruption reporting mechanisms. Participants were also trained on monitoring, evaluation and reporting of anti-corruption initiatives, as well as building partnerships to strengthen collaborative approaches to corruption prevention.

PLEAD II is a partnership between the Government of Kenya, the European Union and the United Nations that supports criminal justice sector reforms and institutional strengthening.

The programme is expected to strengthen institutional integrity systems and enhance the capacity of public officers to prevent and respond to corruption risks within county government.