The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) is banking on e-procurement to tame the wave of corruption in the Public Service.
The commission says, based on its analysis, corrupt individuals were exploiting loopholes in the manual procurement system to siphon taxpayers’ money.
Themed “Promoting Human Dignity in the Fight Against Corruption,” the event brought together key stakeholders from government, civil society, and the justice sector, all united in calling for collective action against graft.
The Commission emphasized that technology-driven procurement is among the key strategies being employed to seal corruption loopholes and enhance accountability in public spending.
The Ethic and Anti-Corruption Commission says winning the war against corruption will require collaboration of agencies but more importantly, all Kenyan.
Leading the Country to mark the Africa Anti-Corruption day, the anti-graft body said E-procurement is among strategies being employed to help tackle theft of public resources enabled through fraudulent procurement.
EACC revealed most concerns raised by Kenyans revolve around bribery to access government services. The political class also coming into focus for alleged money laundering and unexplained wealth running to billions of shillings with the EACC vowing to ensure the ill-gotten wealth is forfeited to the state.
Justice, Human Rights and Constitutional Affairs Principal Secretary Judith Pareno said the executive has proposed a law to address challenges of conflict of interest, specifically among the state and public officials and the protection of whistleblower.
Former Attorney General Githu Muigai, who was the Chief guest at the event, said corruption was depriving Kenyans of their rights to quality education, healthcare and other basic needs.