The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has decried huge corruption cases in procurement departments of various state organs.
EACC’s Vice Chair Commissioner Sofia Lepuchirit says junior officers in the procurement departments have become culprits with various cases already in court.
Addressing media in Nakuru on Monday when she opened a five days’ training workshop for correctional officers drawn from various parts of the country on matters integrity, Commissioner Lepuchirit said the junior officers have a challenge since most of the cases they act on orders from their bosses.
She sounded a stern warning to the junior officers, adding that in such cases, they will be held responsible for going against chapter six of the constitution on integrity.
Commissioner Lepuchirit also called on members of the press to help in educating the public and also the state officers working in the procurement department on matters conflict of interest.
“A lot of cases of corruption involve procurement department and conflict of interests in the counties and that is why we are telling the officers to adhere to chapter 6 of the constitution,” she said.
This even as EACC commends the collaboration between various agencies in the fight on graft that has seen the recovery of various assets that had been acquired through corrupt means.
For the year 2018/2019, EACC has been able to avert public funds worth Sh14.5 billion that had been lost, Sh4.5 billion worth of assets recovered and preserved assets worth Sh3.8 billion.
The Commission has also finalized 78 cases which ended in 51 convictions.
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