Kenya’s Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) forwarded 43 investigation files to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) between April and June 2026, recommending criminal charges in 38 of them, according to the commission’s latest quarterly report.
The figures are contained in the commission’s second quarterly report covering the period from April 1 to 30 June 2026, published in a Kenya Gazette notice dated July 25.
The report provides an update on the status of corruption and economic crime investigations referred to the DPP, outlining how the prosecution authority has responded to the commission’s recommendations.
Of the 43 files submitted during the reporting period, EACC recommended prosecution in 38 cases. Two files were recommended for administrative or other action, while three were recommended for closure after investigations.
By June 30, the DPP had accepted recommendations to prosecute in four of the files, according to the report.
The prosecution authority also accepted one recommendation for administrative or other action and approved the closure of one investigation file.
However, a significant number of cases remained under review. The report shows that 21 files were still awaiting legal advice from the DPP at the end of the reporting period, highlighting the time required to assess complex corruption and economic crime investigations before charging decisions are made.
The DPP also returned 10 files to the commission for further investigations, requiring EACC to conduct additional inquiries before the cases could be reconsidered for prosecution.
In four instances, the DPP did not accept the commission’s recommendation to prosecute.
The report further indicates that one recommendation for administrative or other action was rejected. In another case, the DPP declined to prosecute but instead recommended administrative action.
No recommendations to close investigation files were rejected during the three-month period.
The quarterly statistics provide a snapshot of the progress of corruption investigations as cases move from investigation to prosecutorial review. They do not necessarily reflect the total number of corruption cases under investigation by the commission, as many files remain at different stages of inquiry before being forwarded to prosecutors.
The report was signed by EACC Chairperson David Oginde and Chief Executive Officer Abdi Mohamud as part of the commission’s statutory reporting obligations.
Under Section 36 of Kenya’s Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act, 2003, the commission is required to prepare quarterly reports detailing the number of investigation files submitted to the DPP and other statistical information relating to those cases.
The law also requires EACC to indicate whether its recommendations to prosecute suspects for corruption and economic crimes have been accepted or rejected by the DPP.
In addition, the commission must submit each quarterly report to the Attorney-General for tabling before the National Assembly and publish the report in the Kenya Gazette, providing a public record of the progress of corruption-related investigations and prosecutorial decisions.
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