The war on graft in the country should not be left to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) alone but should be a collective responsibility.

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Ahmed Sadiq from EACC South Rift Region says as much as the commission is mandated with the task, the collective responsibility is what will help yield fruits in the war against graft.

Speaking in Nakuru on Friday during Anti-corruption reflection and Action Plan Forum, Sadiq noted that if members of the public will embrace and develop a habit of giving out information pertaining corrupt suspects, then the war shall be won.

He noted that as EACC, they will treat the information received with confidentiality and work towards action.

“We need to work together with other stakeholders including the community. We call on members of the public to embrace reporting mechanisms,” said Sadiq who also blamed a section of members of the public who a times side with the corrupt suspects especially politicians saying such will derail the fight.

According to the EACC officer, all public officers must be accountable and reporting of corruption cases will help the commission to commence preliminary investigations that will lead to the prosecution.

He revealed that already EACC has done several recoveries of public utilities and currently working on the cases.

Similar sentiments were echoed by Oduor Cornelius from Centre for Enhancing Democracy and Good Governance (CEDGG).

“We need to change the narrative that EACC is the carrier of the burden when it comes to the war on graft. It should be a collective responsibility” said Oduor. 

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