This archive report was first published on 17 October 2019.
On October 17, 2019, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) announced the recovery of land worth Ksh.4 billion from corruption suspects in the last two months.
The assets were recovered through the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanism involving those who had acquired them, according to EACC Chairman Eliud Wabukala.
Speaking at the sidelines of the Constitutional Commissions and Independent Offices Congress at Kericho Green Stadium, Wabukala explained that the commission had opted for ADR since court processes were taking too long to conclude.
He emphasized that corrupt individuals were quick to turn fraudulently acquired money into assets, and that the anti-graft body would not only target cash money but also properties acquired through corruption proceeds.
Wabukala noted that the commission was offering an opportunity to the people concerned to surrender corruption money or assets through the ADR process.
However, he clarified that the culprits would not go unpunished, but the commission was just trying to lessen the legal process and return the properties to the public.
At the same time, the EACC Chairman revealed that stolen cash had also been recovered and returned to the National Treasury.
Wabukhala pointed out that in 2017, money that had been stolen and stashed in foreign accounts in New Jersey was recovered and used to purchase ambulances for some counties.
The Congress was officially opened on Wednesday by Deputy President William Ruto and will end on Friday, October 18.
