EACC Launches Review of Systems and Policies IN Universities to fight Corruption
The ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has launched launch a review of systems and policies to fight corruption within public universities in the Country.
Speaking to the press during the launch at Moi University Main Campus, Neema Mukorori, Deputy Director Preventive Services EACC said their main aim is to ensure institutions such as the University stay on the right lane as far as matters of corruption are concerned.
“One of our mandates is Preventive measures to rescue universities from the common problem of corruption and we look forward to putting universities into their correct positions”, said Mukorori.
Isaac Sanga Kosgei Moi University Vice Chancellor said that the University has been used as a pilot study which motivates other institutions to develop tailor-made solutions to challenges affecting them.
“We have met with EACC so that we can create a clean service and system in our institution to sanitize our culture to serve clients and we are happy Moi University to be chosen so that others can follow the same process”, said Kosgei.
The EACC Regional Manager NorthRift Japheth Baithalu said that the partnership will also see the review of procedures as well as human resources, documents, and other policies with the same objective of curbing loopholes found in financial management and procurements.
“The purpose is to identify loopholes and give solutions and we will provide enforcement to eradicate corruption that has taken our development back”, said Baithalu.
In 2016, Moi University faced questionable financial conduct when an audit revealed that ksh1billion could not be accounted for.
Then then auditor general, Edward Ouko disclosed that Moi University was operating 56 bank accounts and had 505 ghost workers paid ksh541 million in the period between 2013 and 2016.
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