Detectives at the anti-graft agency are seeking to recover at least Ksh1.87 billion that taxpayers are suspected to have lost through corruption and economic crimes, with the latest investigations exposing fraud schemes spanning the National Treasury and several county governments.

🇰🇪 Breaking It Down

A new quarterly report by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) reveals that the Treasury is at the centre of the biggest case under investigation, with the commission seeking to recover Ksh1.57 billion allegedly syphoned through a fraudulent financial inclusion programme.

The report, covering investigations concluded between April 1 and June 30, 2026, details several cases referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), the largest involving the alleged theft of Ksh1.56 billion from the Programme for Rural Outreach of Financial Innovations and Technologies (PROFIT), which was funded through a loan from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to improve access to credit for small-scale farmers.

"The commission received a report alleging embezzlement of public funds amounting to Ksh1,569,582,338.20 by officials at the National Treasury. The funds were reportedly allocated to the Programme for Rural Outreach of Financial Innovations and Technologies (PROFIT)," the report seen by Kenyans.co.ke states.

📌 What You Need to Know

Investigations established that although the PROFIT programme had ended and its official bank account closed, fraudsters allegedly opened another account in the programme's name using forged National Treasury documents.

More than Ksh1.56 billion was deposited into the account, with Ksh784.7 million allegedly wired to 23 companies and another Ksh768.2 million withdrawn in cash.

The EACC has recommended charges against Treasury officials and company proprietors and is awaiting the DPP's decision.

The second-largest case involves an alleged Ksh187.8 million procurement scandal at the Garissa County Government over the construction of a pavilion and perimeter wall at Garissa Primary School.

Although the EACC recommended charges against senior county officials and company directors, the DPP returned the file in July for further investigations.

In Nakuru County, the commission is also pursuing a Ksh95 million land purchase for a health centre after investigators found the acquisition was neither budgeted for nor properly procured.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke