This archive report was first published on 11 July 2019.
On July 11, 2019, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) announced that it had recovered assets worth Sh2.7 billion in the last four months from corrupt individuals through alternative dispute resolution.
EACC Chief Executive Officer Twalib Mbarak attributed the success to intensified operations against corruption in the country.
According to Mbarak, the Commission had recovered stolen assets worth approximately Sh2.7 billion through ADR as opposed to an average of Sh1.5 billion in the last five years.
Among the recovered properties include University of Nairobi land situated along Galana Road that had been grabbed and allocated to a private company by the name of Aberdares Engineering Contractors Limited.
“Some of the success stories about ADR in this regard include the recovery of the Kilimani plot next to the Yaya Centre which was handed over to the University of Nairobi,” he stated.
He also noted that the commission was undertaking proactive investigations aimed at averting losses of public resources and the information is mainly received from the citizens and the media.
Using this information, the Commission has averted loss of Sh5.8 billion, he said.
