President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday held a closed-door meeting with the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) officials at State House Nairobi.
The President assured the EACC that they had his full support and urged them to step up the fight against corruption and economic crimes in the country.
He further advised the EACC to work closely with other agencies mandated to fight the vice, adding that the war against corruption was not a source of competition within the government.
“Nothing will be further from the truth to say that you do not have my support,” the President stated during the meeting with EACC leadership led by Chairman Retired Archbishop Eliud Wabukala and Chief Executive Officer Halake Waqo.
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President Kenyatta stated the anti-corruption fight will bear more fruits if it is conducted through the multi-agency framework which brings together the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI), the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) and the EACC as well as other security agencies.
The EACC leadership updated President Kenyatta on the recent milestones they had achieved in the war against graft.
Archbishop Wabukala informed President Kenyatta that the agency had acted proactively and disrupted 12 suspected cases of corrupt dealings and in the process saved the country an estimated Ksh4.7 billion.
The President was also briefed on the EACC’s strategic plan for the year 2018/2019 in which the Commission prioritised its involvement in policy formulation and the promotion of ethical conduct among Kenyans.
EACC Chairman, Archbishop Wabukala observed that developing an ethical nation was more effective in protecting public resources than focusing on litigation and recovery of stolen assets.
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He added that the EACC was continuously and closely monitoring the use of funds in the counties and was working closely with citizens to ensure that public resources are used prudently.
