The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has recommended charges against 43 suspects. The cases involve corruption, conflict of interest, fraudulent procurement and forgery. The Eastleigh Voice reported that the commission sent 50 investigation files to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) between July 1 and September 30, 2026. The commission's third quarterly report was published in the Kenya Gazette on October 30.
According to the report, the commission recommended closing six files and taking administrative action on one. Four of the files in which it recommended charges have already reached court. The DPP accepted 10 prosecution recommendations and sent 14 files back for more investigation. It has yet to advise on 24.
Bribery cases stand out. Kangema Principal Magistrate Martin Kinyua Mutegi and Senior Probation Officer Julius Irungu Njogu are accused of demanding Sh170,000 for a favourable judgment in a criminal case. The report says they received Sh150,000. Both took plea at the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court. A Kenya Power accountant allegedly demanded Sh200,000 from a customer. The accountant then took Sh50,000 to alter an account that owed Sh346,990. That case was also filed at Milimani.
Several cases involve tenders. A Senior Clerical Officer at the State Department for Environment, Climate Change and Forestry is accused of hiding interests in 10 companies. Those firms won Sh385.9 million in ministry tenders between the 2014/2015 and 2024/2025 financial years. The DPP returned that file for more investigation. In Turkana County, two officers face prosecution over firms that won tenders worth Sh2.76 million and Sh62.6 million. A Kitui County chief officer has been charged over tenders worth Sh14.1 million awarded to five companies.
Forged academic papers are a major theme, the Daily Nation reported. The suspects include former employees of the Kenya Airports Authority, KUTRRH, Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company, KMTC, IEBC and KMFRI. The documents included fake KCSE certificates, degrees, diplomas and professional qualifications. The report says the amounts some suspects earned ranged from tens of thousands of shillings to more than Sh12 million. Some were dismissed or resigned.
Other bribery files involve police officers, civil registration officials, Nairobi City County staff and Kenya Forest Service officers. According to the Nation, one police officer allegedly demanded money to arrest suspects in a defilement case. In Kitui, three bidders for a Sh85.3 million stone-crusher tender allegedly submitted forged tax compliance certificates. The EACC recommended charges against the companies and their directors. It also asked the Kenya Revenue Authority to recover about Sh8.83 million in capital gains tax. The tax is owed by a firm that won a Sh75.99 million Anti-Counterfeit Agency tender.