EACC CEO, Mr. Twalib Mbarak, on Tuesday 11th June 2024, hosted the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Mr. Christopher Wray who paid a courtesy visit to the Commission at Integrity Centre.
Mr. Wray, who was on a technical and operational working visit to Kenya, was accompanied to EACC by a high-level delegation from FBI and the American Embassy in Nairobi.
EACC has a long standing history of cooperation with FBI which has seen EACC investigators benefit from various specialized trainings on undercover operations, trade craft and modern techniques in investigation of complex financial, economic crimes, corruption cases and recovery of corruptly acquired and unexplained wealth.
The meeting explored various collaboration initiatives for effective modern law enforcement, including countering transnational corruption and economic crimes. There was a resolve by the FBI to enhance its support to EACC through training and acquisition of modern investigative tools and equipment.
The meeting also explored ways of leveraging on exchange of information to support tracing and recovery of corruptly acquired assets stashed abroad.
“I had a productive meeting with EACC CEO Mbarak and his team at the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission about their important work combating corruption and promoting accountability,” said FBI Director Wray. “The FBI will continue to look for ways to strengthen our partnership and support EACC efforts to safeguard the rule of law and ensure public confidence in institutions,” he added.
On his part, Mr Mbarak appreciated the technical support that FBI continues to extend to EACC, which has enhanced the Commission’s investigations. “Today marks a major milestone as we seek to deepen our partnership and explore areas of cooperation. With technical support from the FBI, the Commission will have a greater impact in investigating high impact cases and robustly pursue recovery of corruptly acquired assets and unexplained wealth,” said Mr. Mbarak.
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