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New EACC CEO Abdi Mohamud Sworn into Office

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Newly appointed Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC)๐— ๐—ฟ. ๐—”๐—ฏ๐—ฑ๐—ถ ๐—”๐—ต๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ฑ, ๐— ๐—•๐—ฆ has been sworn into office. He assumes office replacing former CEO Twalib Mbarak who exited the Commission on Friday, 10th January, 2025, upon expiry of his 6 year term.

Mr. Mohamud took his oath of office earlier today before the Honourable ๐—–๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ณ ๐—๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ ๐—ž๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ at the Supreme Court. In his remarks, the CEO committed to reinvigorate existing anti-corruption strategies and enlist the support and participation of key actors especially the youth.

โ€œAs I assume the Office today, I am acutely aware of the huge responsibility and expectations Kenyans bestow upon the Commission. Further, I am cognizant of the adverse effects of corruption to the well-being of a nation. In that regard, I wish to offer my unequivocal commitment and fidelity to the oath of Office that I subscribed to, in combating corruption, economic crime and unethical conduct in the country,โ€ the new CEO said.

The ceremony was attended by senior EACC Officials led by ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฟ. ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—ข๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ, Chairperson of the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee of the National Assembly (JLAC), ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ป. ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐— ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ, Director of Criminal Investigations, ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—œ. ๐—”๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป, Deputy Inspector General Kenya Police Service ๐— ๐—ฟ. ๐—˜๐—น๐—ถ๐˜‚๐—ฑ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜ and ๐— ๐—ฟ. ๐—”๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ, Ag. Secretary of Public Prosecutions representing the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ,๐—ข๐—š๐—ช, ๐—–๐—•๐—ฆ.