UHURU ACCEPTS RESIGNATIONS

EACC commissioners Maalim, Mghoi resign

State House confirms that President Kenyatta has accepted their resignations.

In Summary

• Maalim and Mghoi have been serving as EACC commissioners since 2016.

• Following Mghoi and Maalim's exit, the Archbishop (Rtd) Eliud Wabukala led commission remains with Sophia Lepuchirit and Mwaniki Gachoka as commissioners.

EACC Commissioners Rose Mghoi Macharia and Dabar Abdi Maalim.
EACC Commissioners Rose Mghoi Macharia and Dabar Abdi Maalim.
Image: Courtesy/ EACC

Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commissioners Dabar Abdi Maalim and Rose Mghoi Macharia have stepped down from their posts.

This development was confirmed by a statement from State House, which said that President Uhuru Kenyatta has accepted their resignations.

"His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta has today, 1st September 2021, received and accepted the resignation of Dr Dabar Abdi Maalim and Mrs Rose Mghoi Macharia as Commissioners of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC)," State House said in a tweet.

The anti-graft body's commission includes the Chairman and four commissioners.

Following Mghoi and Maalim's exit, the Archbishop (Rtd) Eliud Wabukala led commission remains with Sophia Lepuchirit and Mwaniki Gachoka as commissioners.

The four commissioners have been serving at the EACC since their appointment in 2016.

Maalim was formerly a Member of the Transition Authority and Chair of the Functional Analysis, Assignment and Costing sub-committee of the Authority. 

Mghoi joined EACC from the Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution, where she served as the Director in charge of Management Services; providing strategic support to all Commission programs. 

Edited by D Tarus

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