•The commission's head of public communications Eric Ngumbi said the move will inform interventions, including investigations and handling of the suspects within the applicable laws.
•The statement is a reaction to the "unearthing" of corruption by new Governors.
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The Ethics Anti-Corruption Commission has asked the incoming governors to share with them information of alleged fraudulent dealings in their devolved units that could have happened during the tenure of their predecessors.
The commission's head of public communications Eric Ngumbi said the move will inform interventions, including investigations and handling of the suspects within the applicable laws.
"EACC urges Incoming Governors who have allegedly discovered corruption schemes and other malpractices in their counties such as fraudulent pending bills, inflated costs of projects and ghost workers to promptly share such information with EACC," Ngumbi said.
On the aspect of ghost workers, Ngumbi asked county governments to follow legal procedures in handling the matter.
"Suspension and dismissal of staff, if done arbitrarily and outside the applicable laws, policies and guidelines, may attract labour suits leading to loss of public funds through payment of damages and costs," he said.
The statement is a reaction to the "unearthing" of corruption by new Governors.
On Saturday, in Kisii county for instance, the new governor Simba Arati said over 800 ghost workers were flagged in the payroll system.
He had earlier noted that a total of 256 drivers had been employed in the county yet the devolved unit has only 82 working vehicles.
The new governor also alleged that records showed the vehicle had comprehensive insurance yet in the real sense they had third party cover.
Arati termed the developments as a misuse of resources and invited the EACC to probe the matter.
EACC on Thursday said they had acted on the Kisii case.
The commission boss Twalib Mbarak said any persons found culpable will be dealt with, in accordance with the law.
He directed the new governors to report details of these emerging corruption scams to inform their interventions.
"We hope that they will not fall prey to any temptations to run down their counties, like some of their predecessors," he said.
Mbarak further said all governors should strengthen accountability systems to seal all loopholes that permit embezzlement of public funds and other malpractices.
"While EACC continues to enforce the law, the commission expects governors to strengthen internal controls in public procurement, capital project management, recruitment of staff and payment of pending bills. These are some of the high corruption risk areas," he said.