The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has forwarded 43 investigation files to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), recommending the prosecution of suspects in 38 corruption-related cases involving senior public officials, county governments and state institutions, with the alleged theft of more than Sh1.56 billion from a National Treasury programme emerging as the largest case under review.
According to the Commission's Second Quarterly Report covering the period between April 1 and June 30, 2026, the cases involve allegations of corruption, procurement fraud, conflict of interest, bribery, money laundering, forged academic certificates and abuse of office across national and county governments.
The report, published in the Kenya Gazette in line with Section 36 of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act (ACECA), states that the Commission is required to prepare quarterly reports detailing investigations forwarded to the DPP and the status of prosecution recommendations.
Among the most significant investigations is the alleged embezzlement of Sh1,569,582,338.20 from the National Treasury under the Programme for Rural Outreach of Financial Innovations and Technologies (PROFIT), an initiative funded through a loan from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to improve small-scale farmers' access to credit.
Investigators established that although the PROFIT programme had ended in 2019 and its official bank account closed in 2021, a fraudulent account bearing the programme's name was allegedly opened at KCB Bank using falsified National Treasury authorisation letters.
"It was established that a total of KSh. 1,569,582,338.20 was disbursed from the National Treasury to the account that had been irregularly opened at KCB," the report states.
The Commission further found that Sh784.7 million was transferred to 23 companies while Sh768.2 million was withdrawn in cash through accounts held at Co-operative Bank and KCB Bank. It has recommended charges against programme officials, senior National Treasury officers and proprietors of the companies involved for offences including conspiracy to commit economic crimes, money laundering, abuse of office and acquisition of proceeds of crime.
Beyond the National Treasury investigation, the report outlines dozens of cases involving irregular procurement, conflict of interest and suspected fraud in counties including Nakuru, Wajir, Turkana, Migori, Marsabit, Isiolo and Garissa, as well as investigations involving Kenyatta University, the Kenya Airports Authority, the Office of the Auditor-General, the Nuclear Power and Energy Agency, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission and the Kenya Medical Training College.
Several investigations also concern public officers accused of securing employment using forged Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education and university certificates, with the Commission recommending criminal charges after establishing that some suspects earned millions of shillings in salaries while allegedly relying on falsified academic credentials.
The report also documents investigations into bribery involving county officials, police officers, assistant chiefs, National Industrial Training Authority officers and individuals accused of falsely claiming they could influence court decisions.
According to the statistical summary, the Commission forwarded 43 files to the DPP during the quarter, with 38 recommended for prosecution, two for administrative or other action, and three recommended for closure.
The report shows that the DPP had, by the end of the reporting period, accepted recommendations to prosecute in three cases, concurred with the closure of one case, returned four files for further investigations and declined one recommendation to prosecute. Thirty-four investigation files remain pending the DPP's advice.