The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) forwarded 43 corruption and economic crime investigation files to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) between April and June 2026, recommending that 38 of them be taken to court for prosecution.
The figures are contained in the commission’s second quarterly report for the period covering April 1 to June 30, 2026, published through a Gazette notice dated July 25, 2026.
Of the 43 files submitted to the DPP, EACC recommended prosecution in 38 cases, while two were recommended for administrative or other action and three for closure.
By the end of the reporting period, the DPP had accepted recommendations to prosecute in four of the files forwarded by the commission.
The prosecution authority also accepted one recommendation for administrative or other action and one recommendation for closure.
However, the fate of a large number of the files remained undecided as of June 30, with 21 awaiting advice from the DPP.
The commission said another 10 files had been returned for further investigations, meaning additional inquiries were required before the cases could proceed to the next stage.
The DPP rejected EACC’s recommendation to prosecute in four files during the quarter.
The report also records one case where the DPP did not accept EACC’s recommendation for administrative or other action.
In another file, the DPP declined prosecution but instead recommended administrative action.
EACC said there were no cases during the period where its recommendation to close a file was rejected.
The figures show the status of corruption and economic crime investigations that had reached the prosecution stage during the second quarter of the 2026 financial year.
The quarterly report was signed by EACC Chairperson David Oginde and Chief Executive Officer Abdi Mohamud as part of the commission’s legal reporting requirements.
"Under Section 36 of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act, 2003, EACC is required to prepare quarterly reports showing the number of reports made to the DPP and other statistical information relating to the files," the notice reads.
The law further requires EACC to state whether recommendations to prosecute people suspected of corruption and economic crimes have been accepted or rejected by the DPP.
The commission is also required to submit a copy of every quarterly report to the Attorney-General, who is expected to table it before the National Assembly.
EACC is further required to publish the reports in the Kenya Gazette, providing a public record of the progress of files referred to the prosecution authority.