Govt Official Who Testified in Gachagua Case Set to be CEO

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has nominated Abdi Mohamud to succeed Twalib Mbarak as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Abdi Mohamed is the current Deputy CEO of the Anti-corruption Commission.

In a statement, EACC said Abdi’s nomination is subject to vetting by the National Assembly.

“Pursuant to Article 250 [12] of the Constitution as read with Section 16(1) of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2011, the Commission has nominated Mr Abdi Mohamud, MBS, for approval by the National Assembly as the next EACC CEO,” read a part of the statement.

EACC nomination follows a competitive process

According to the authority, Abdi’s was nominated following a competitive process involving 14 candidates shortlisted from 172 applicants.

“By close of the application deadline on Monday, 7th October 2024, the Commission received One Hundred and Seventy. Two (172) applications out of which fourteen (14) candidates were shortlisted and the full list published in the print media on 11th October 2024. The interviews for the shortlisted candidates were conducted from 19th to 21st November 2024,” read a part of the notice.

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The commission had called for applications for the position through an advertisement published on the EACC website and the media on Tuesday, September 17, 2024.

Before becoming Deputy CEO, he served as the Commission’s Director in charge of investigations for over ten years.

Mohamud testified against Gachagua

Mohamud was among the witnesses who testified in the impeachment trial of the Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in October, 2024 at the Senate.

He gave evidence over allegations of a conflict of interest relating to the matter as well as allegations that the Deputy President had received gifts in the form of cows from the public.

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He is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and an investigator with over 30 years of experience investigating corruption and economic crimes. He holds a Master of Science Degree in Security and Risk Management.

Mohamud is set to succeed  Twalib Abdallah Mbarak who formally took office in January, 2019.

He is the Commission’s second Secretary/Chief Executive Officer since EACC was established to replace the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission in 2012. 

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