The Ethics Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has begun a rigorous capacity building program targeting senior officials of the Machakos county government with the aim of improving transparency and accountability in the government.
The anti-graft body launched the training Wednesday morning on invitation of Governor Wavinya Ndeti, who warned public officials against engaging in corrupt practices.
“Public coffers must not be interfered with. I have issued express instructions to the County Secretary to fish out any documents from any office that may be required in a graft probe in order to nail those culpable,” said the Governor.
Wavinya lauded EACC for launching the program in Machakos, terming it as a huge boost in the efforts to improvise service delivery to the public.
EACC, Commissioner, Colonel (Rtd) Alfred Mtuweta said he was optimistic that the partnership between EACC and the County Government would yield fruit in the fight against corruption.
“At EACC we believe that prevention is better than cure and we are here to work together and seal all loopholes in areas that are prone to corruption and that training is collaborative,” said Mtuweta.
He said the program will last one hundred days.