EACC says it forwarded 20 files to DPP for prosecution, but 10 were returned

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) says it has forwarded 20 files to the Office of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) recommending prosecution of State officers implicated in graft.

The EACC noted this in its quarterly report released on Friday, where it stated that it also recommended two files for closure.

The commission stated that the ODPP has returned 10 of the 20 files calling for more investigations, noting that 12 files are still in the DPP’s office awaiting action.

Investigations by EACC show that the Kimilili lawmaker Didmus Barasa claimed to have acquired a degree from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) yet records show he was never admitted to the institution.

His file, upon perusal by the DPP, was among those returned to the EACC for more investigations.

EACC is also investigating embezzlement of public funds in West Pokot county, where it says Ksh.212 million worth of bursary funds were misappropriated.

A report compiled and forwarded to the DPP recommended that the then Chief Officer for Education, Director for bursary and bursary coordinator be charged with the offence of conspiracy to commit an offence of corruption. Their file awaits action by the DPP.

The commission is also handling a corruption related case at the NSSF, where the anti-graft body says there was misappropriation of public funds in the award of a tender to Beldavo Enterprises Ltd.

EACC says on October 4, 2022, a report compiled and forwarded to the DPP recommended the evaluation committee members, acting procurement manager and the directors of Beldavo Enterprises Ltd be charged with offences of conspiracy to commit an offence of corruption. The DPP is yet to take action on the file.

The DPP is also yet to take any action on a land fraud case in Kwale County where land officials in Mombasa, Kwale and Nairobi allegedly conspired to transact land transfers using forged title deeds.

The EACC further says there is an active case on their desk, following the irregular award of a tender amounting to millions of shillings in Machakos County for desilting Maruba Dam.

The commission is also in pursuit of Ksh.12 million in Taita Taveta County where a county official embezzled the amount in form of imprests that have never been returned.