The newly appointed Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission boss, Twalib Mbarak will report on duty on January 11. The announcement was made by EACC chairman Eliud Wabukala amid calls from the public for fresh vetting of the agency’s staff. It also noted that in the same year, the Commission traced 14 illegally acquired public assets estimated at Sh2.3 billion and the recovery is ongoing. Assets valued at approximately Sh352 million were recovered through court process and out-of-court settlement and 26 applications for preservation of assets estimated at Sh2.6 billion were made. “In addition, the Commission carried out 12 proactive covert investigations, averting a possible loss of public funds estimated at Sh4.2 billion,” the report said.

Source: The Star December 31, 2018 21:33 UTC