By KPC Reporter
President William Ruto has formally created a Multi-Agency Team to intensify the country’s war on corruption, economic crimes, and recovery of stolen assets.
In a proclamation signed on August 18, the Head of State said the new framework is meant to build synergy among government agencies and enhance cooperation in fighting graft.
The move follows the enactment of the Conflict of Interest Act, 2025, and amendments to the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act, which the President noted had strengthened Kenya’s legal framework against corruption.
The President emphasized that the Constitution vests in him the responsibility to safeguard public resources, exercise executive authority, and ensure that state functions are conducted openly and accountably.
It is on this basis, he declared, that the new team was established.
The Multi-Agency Team, which will be chaired by the Executive Office of the President, brings together senior state offices including the Attorney General’s chambers, the National Intelligence Service, and the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission.
Others are the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, the Financial Reporting Centre, and the Asset Recovery Agency.
The Attorney General will head the secretariat that supports the team’s work.
According to the proclamation, the new structure is designed to coordinate investigations, prosecutions, and asset recovery in a manner that eliminates duplication of roles and ensures faster results.
It also aims to close gaps that have previously been exploited by corrupt individuals and organized crime networks.
Already, some critics have questioned whether the team’s placement under the President’s office might compromise its independence, given Kenya’s history of political interference in corruption investigations.
Others warned that without genuine political will, the initiative could end up as yet another high-sounding policy that fails to deliver convictions or meaningful asset recovery.