Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission (EACC) Chief Executive Officer(CEO) Twalim Mbarak hosted the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Christopher Wray in his office at the Integrity Centre on Tuesday.
According to the CEO, the meeting explored collaboration in various areas, including ways of leveraging information exchange to support the tracing and recovery of corruptly acquired assets stashed abroad.
“With technical support from the FBI, the Commission will have a greater impact in investigating high impact cases and robustly pursue recovery of corruptly acquired assets and unexplained wealth,” Mbarak said.
Further, he revealed that he meeting focused on effective modern law enforcement, including countering transnational corruption and economic crimes.
On his part, FBI Director Wray stated that the FBI agreed to enhance its support to the Commission through training and acquisition of modern investigative tools and equipment.
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“The FBI will continue to look for ways to strengthen our partnership and support EACC efforts to safeguard the rule of law and ensure public confidence in institutions,” he stated.
On a technical and operational working visit to Kenya, the FBI Director was accompanied to the Commission's headquarters by a high-level delegation from the FBI and the American Embassy in Nairobi.
EACC continues to enjoy a long-standing history of cooperation with the FBI, which has seen the Commission investigators benefit from various specialized pieces of training on undercover operations, tradecraft, and modern techniques in investigating complex financial and economic crimes, corruption cases, and the recovery of corruptly acquired and unexplained wealth.
