The anti-graft agency has exposed high-profile cases under investigation, including a Sh18 billion probe involving three powerful ministries.
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission revealed that it is investigating Sh10 billion procurement of textbooks for public schools by the Ministry of Education and Sh5.6 billion alleged fraud and embezzlement of funds by Treasury involving the e-Citizen platform.
The agency led by retired Bishop Eliud Wabukala also revealed that it is investigating allegations of Sh2.4 billion fraud and irregular compensation for acquisition of houses for senior government officers in the Ministry of Interior.
The revelations signal trouble for influential figures in the three ministries after President Uhuru Kenyatta pledged that graft kingpins will pay dearly for every pocketed shilling.
To those engaging in fraud and abuse of office, please listen to me keenly: You can run but you cannot hide. We will catch up with you, and make you pay dearly for every coin stolen from Kenyans,” Uhuru promised on December 12, Jamhuri Day.
In its latest annual report seen by the Star, the EACC says it’s investigating a total of 1,510 cases.
According to the report, the watchdog agency is investigating Sh1.5 billion irregular procurement at the Kenya Ports Authority Pension scheme, Sh120 million alleged loss of public funds and irregular procurement at Kemri and Sh60 million illegal transfer of public property to a private person at NSSF.
In a case of the hunter becoming the hunted, the EACC is also investigating top officials of the Assets Recovery Agency over alleged Sh100 million embezzlement of funds.
ARA, which is headed by Muthoni Kimani, has been working with the Directorate of Criminal Investigations to recover proceeds of crime running into billions of shillings.
Tens of county governments are also under probe and heads are likely to roll in the new year.
The list of corruption cases continue to expand ,day in day out.
The EACC pushing for the perpetrators to pay for their sins.
Do you think the stolen funds will be recovered?