Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has traced assets amounting to more than Sh3.8 billion in illegally acquired public and unexplained assets.
According to the Commissions’ annual report for the year 2014/15, whilst there is an unexplained wealth that amounts to Sh1.3 billion, there is also three blocks of land belonging to the public worth Sh750 million discovered in Mombasa County.
“A total of 27 Asset-Tracing investigations of illegally acquired assets estimated at Sh38 billion were undertaken and assets valued at 140 million were recovered.
Proactive investigations were carried out in eight cases resulting in averting a possible loss of public funds amounting to Sh1.6 billion,” said the chief executive officer Halakhe Waqo.
While 85 forensic investigations have been completed, there are 123 cases pending before court and another 203 still active while 14 cases have been closed.
Of the assets valued at Sh140 million that were recovered through court proceedings and out of court settlements, the highest amount, Sh 97 million was recovered for Kenya Industrial Estates (KIE).
Among the 203 active cases are the Sh5.3 billion National Treasury case over allegations of irregular award of contract for supply and installation of multi-channel security system for the Administration police and Sh4.3 billion allegation of irregular award of contract for modernisation of Police equipment and accessories.
The report also reveals that 37 per cent of the reported cases involve lower level officers such as chiefs, clerical officers and council askaris. Nairobi County has the highest reports of acts of corruption at 3,727 out of the 5,660 cases reported followed by Kisumu at 536 and Mombasa at 323 while Huduma Centres countrywide had a total of 105 cases.
Among the most reported cases are abuse of office and bribery, both at 15 per cent followed by maladministration at 14 per cent and civil issues at 13 per cent.
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