ONE SERVING GOVERNOR WILL BE ARESTED SOON

EACC CEO Twalib Mbarak during a past address. PHOTO | COURTESY

A serving governor might be detained and prosecuted for breaking the law, according to Twalib Mbarak, CEO of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).

In order to meet the educational requirement needed to run for the county seat, the governor is said to have, among other things, falsified his degree certificate.

Speaking to lawmakers during the induction ceremony on Thursday at the Safari Park Hotel, Mbarak stated that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) agreed with the commission's proposal to bring charges against the governor.

However, the head of the EACC withheld the name of the aforementioned governor.

"Mr. Mbarak advised the MPs that a serving Governor was going to be arrested soon for breaking the law. A statement from the EACC emailed to newsrooms on Friday stated, "The Director of Public of Public Prosecutions has concurred with EACC's proposal to charge the Governor.

Mbarak brought up numerous crucial concerns affecting the fight against corruption in his address to the lawmakers, highlighting areas that call for swift and decisive reform measures.

He mentioned the management of counties under the direction of governors as one of these areas.

According to Mbarak, the EACC has created profiles for each governor and will continue to give county governments the highest priority when conducting investigations into potential wrongdoing in financial management, public procurement, and hiring.

According to the CEO, the EACC has completed 501 investigations into crimes involving corruption and associated offenses over the course of the last three fiscal years.

He added that 191 corruption cases were resolved in court during this time, and assets worth Ksh. 22.8 billion were recovered and given back for the benefit of the public.

The disruption of corruption networks, he continued, has prevented a loss of almost Ksh. 32.5 billion as a result of counties being closely monitored.

Mbarak came to the conclusion that the EACC will keep working diligently and impartially to fulfill its constitutional responsibility.