Kenyan Anti-Corruption body looking for CEO, advertised in national dailies

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) of Kenya has advertised to find the right candidate for the post of Chief Operating Officer (CEO) to its apex body of vigilance against any form of corruption in the country. 

EACC advertised in the national dailies where its chairman Eliud Wabukala mentioned the criteria for the eligible candidate. Candidate must be a post graduate degree holder, a citizen of Kenya,  have 10 years of experience at management and meet the requirement of chapter 6 of the Kenyan constitution (Values and Principles of public service).

The statement further mentioned the candidate should get clearance from the EACC, Credit Reference Bureau, Directorate of Criminal Investigation and Kenya Revenue Authority.

The present CEO Halakhe Waqo is surrounded by many scandalous charges of corruption.

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) was formed in 2011 after dissolving its predecessor organization 'Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission' (KACC) in the wake of providing corruption free environment.

Kenya has long suffered from the corruption cases one such is Goldenberg scandal in 1990's where Kenyan government subsidized exports of gold by paying exporters 35 percent of foreign currency earnings the gold was smuggled from Congo which cost Kenyan government 10 percent of its GDP.

The newly elected Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta has promised to provide jobs to the Kenyan youth and give a robust boost to the economy have the biggest challenge to face the corruption in the governmental schemes that are made for the common public.

Kenya which in the Human Development Index (HDI) ranked 145 of 186 countries in the world has 17.7 percent of Kenyans living in less than $1.25 a day. From the past many years the economy has seen a sudden growth of its economy. As of May 2011, Kenya's GDP grow by 5 percent and sectors like tourism and telecommunications gave a robust boost to its economy.