The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has launched a nationwide anti-corruption campaign in Kajiado County, seeking to deepen public participation in the fight against corruption and promote ethical conduct among Kenyans.
The five-day EACC Mashinani campaign, launched at Maasai National Polytechnic on Monday, will run until Friday, September 25, 2026, with the commission holding public outreaches, youth engagements, capacity-building sessions and community forums across the county.
Speaking during the flagging-off ceremony, EACC Vice Chairperson Dr. Monica Wanjiru Muiru said the commission’s mandate includes corruption prevention, public education and awareness, as well as law enforcement.
Dr Muiru said the campaign was aimed at shifting greater focus towards prevention by empowering citizens and public institutions to identify and address practices that create opportunities for corruption.
“The commission has over the last three years on its law enforcement mandate secured 72 convictions, filed 134 asset recovery suits, recovered illegally acquired and unexplained assets valued at approximately Sh7.4 billion and averted potential loss of approximately Sh10.7 billion,” she said.
The vice chairperson added that the commission had undertaken 41 examinations and reviews, conducted corruption risk assessments in 17 counties and carried out 403 random integrity tests in public institutions.
Dr Muiru said system reviews had helped identify loopholes that could expose Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to corruption risks.
She noted that the commission was aware of land-related integrity concerns in Kajiado and that several reported cases were under investigation.
Kajiado Governor Joseph Ole Lenku, who was accompanied by Deputy Governor Martin Moshisho and County Assembly Speaker Justus Ngossor, pledged the county government’s support for the campaign.
Lenku urged stakeholders participating in town halls, youth engagements and public barazas to ensure the campaign reached all sections of society.
“I encourage various stakeholders who have been invited to various programmes, whether town halls, youth engagements and other public barazas, to sensitise the public.
“It is important that we make this exercise all-inclusive because we know corruption permeates every level of our society, and unless we jointly fight it together, success will be minimal,” he said.
County Commissioner Michael Yator, who chairs the Anti-Corruption Committee at the national government level in Kajiado, also pledged his office’s support for the campaign.
Yator said the National Government would work with EACC to strengthen corruption prevention efforts in the county, noting that fighting corruption was important for economic growth and improved service delivery.
As part of the campaign, EACC has launched a caravan that will traverse different parts of Kajiado to engage residents, create awareness and provide information on mechanisms for reporting and preventing corruption.
The commission will also partner with the Kajiado County Government to engage students at Umma University through the Campus Edition programme, which seeks to highlight the role of young people in promoting integrity and fighting corruption.
The campaign will later focus on capacity building for county executives and members of the County Assembly, equipping them with skills to identify and prevent corruption risks in the execution of their duties.
National Government institutions in Kajiado will also participate in capacity-building programmes, even as the commission steps up its nationwide anti-corruption prevention and awareness campaign.
by Joyline Arodi
