Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission v FJK
Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission v FJK [2025] KEHC 10170 (KLR)
The court found that the allowances paid to the defendant were unlawful and irregular as they contravened binding SRC advice and government circulars. The defendant received taskforce and extraneous allowances in excess of prescribed limits, and facilitation and other allowances not recognized by any regulation or policy. The court held that the defendant's lack of involvement in initiating or processing the payments did not absolve her of liability, as the funds were ultimately received by her. Internal investigations by the National Treasury were deemed irrelevant to the EACC's statutory ma…
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- Public Officer Allowances
- Embezzlement Of Public Funds
- Forfeiture Of Assets
- Statutory Compliance
- Unlawful Enrichment
- Judicial Review Of Administrative Action