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Forgery, bribery feature in 39 EACC investigation files

Forgery, bribery feature in 39 EACC investigation files

Among those EACC investigated are a police officer accused of demanding money to arrest...

Integrity Centre in Nairobi which houses the Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission offices.

Public servants accused of using forged academic certificates to secure government jobs and officials implicated in bribery scandals dominated the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission's (EACC) investigations in the three months to September, 2026.

Among those EACC investigated are a police officer accused of demanding money to arrest suspects in a defilement case, a magistrate allegedly seeking a bribe to deliver a favourable judgment and public employees who used forged academic certificates to secure government jobs.

During the financial year ended June 30, EACC recovered Sh18.5 million fraudulently paid to public officials.

Head of Public Service says State corporations account for 70 percent of forgeries, followed by public universities.

Widening economy of counterfeit goods putting lives at risk.

EACC is demanding Parliament introduce strict statutory timelines for candidate verification

Gabriel Bukachi Chapia sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison.

There has been no new confirmed infection since October 19.

The United States was the largest single contributor, at roughly US$878 million (Ksh114.14 billion).

The bullet from warring forces across the border struck Guche at the back of the head.

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