- Mbarak further recommended the strengthening of anti-corruption Legal, Institutional and Policy Frameworks.
- According to Mbarak, the method provides an effective framework to prevent, combat and deter corruption in county governments.
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The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has proposed ways in which the Parliament can collaborate with the body in the fight against graft.
Speaking on Saturday during a meeting with senators in Mombasa, CEO Twalib Mbarak said the proposed opportunities should be considered to strengthen accountability and good governance.
Mbarak suggested that the Parliament enacts a law for the enforcement of Systems Review and Corruption Risk Assessment recommendations to prevent corruption in the counties.
He also requested the senators to automate services offered by the county government with to reduce the physical human interface.
This is considering that humans are prone to abuse and infiltration by corrupt elements.
Mbarak further recommended the strengthening of anti-corruption Legal, Institutional and Policy Frameworks.
According to Mbarak, the method provides an effective framework to prevent, combat and deter corruption in county governments.
He said the anti-corruption body is implementing various strategies to tackle the scourge including high-impact investigations which are based on personalities involved in graft, the value of loss and public interest.
EACC is also focused on asset tracking and recovery which targets corruptly acquired assets and unexplained wealth.
"This approach removes the benefit of corruption from the perpetrators and serves as a deterrent," Mbarak said.
It is also working on corruption prevention to proactively disrupt corruption networks and strengthen institutional accountability including systems, policies and procedures governing public bodies.
Further, the Commission is strategising on a partnership approach which will see that it gets the support of both the state and non-state actors in the prevention and investigation for corruption.
Mbarak said EACC has carried out CRAs in 22 county executives and 20 county assemblies.
This is including Taita Taveta, Homabay, Kisumu, Kiambu, Makueni, Nyandarua and Kitui.
They have also carried out system reviews in 15 ministries, departments and agencies including lands, housing, civil registration, health, KEMSA, ICT, and NYS.
In the last four years, EACC has under the asset recovery strategy retrieved public assets worth approximately Sh23.7 billion.
The senators are on a retreat with commissions independent offices and other relevant oversight institutions.