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K63,742, 199 recovered

• Remedial action has been taken in some cases
• In 2018, the Commission picked 10 cases from the Auditor-General’s report
• In 2019, 7 cases were picked for investigations


Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) says a total of K63, 742, 199 has been recovered from cases arising from the Auditor-General’s reports between 2018 and 2020.
Speaking during a Virtual media Briefing ACC Assistant Public Relations Manager Dorothy Mwanza added that remedial action has been taken in some cases, including the suspension and firing of erring officials.
Ms. Mwanza revealed that in 2018, the Commission picked 10 cases from the Auditor-General’s report, in 2019, 7 cases while in 2020 it commenced investigations into 5 cases from the report stating that a number of assets have been seized and forfeited to the state arising from the investigations.
According to Ms. Mwanza, “In 2018, the Commission picked 10 cases from the Auditor-General’s report. 2 of these were concluded and the allegations were not proven, while investigations are ongoing in the other 8 cases.”
“In 2019, 7 cases were picked for investigations, which are still ongoing and are at various stages of investigation. In 2020 the Commission commenced investigations into 5 cases from the Auditor-General’s report. These are ongoing,” she disclosed.
Ms. Mwanza has since reiterated the Commission’s call to all citizens, to come on board and be part of the solution to the problem of corruption.
“As much as the Commission relies on human resource, legal provisions, financial resources among others to effectively mount a formidable anti-corruption campaign, it also relies on support from various stakeholders that include the general citizenry especially in unearthing suspected corruption,” she noted.

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