APRM • SECOND COUNTRY REVIEW REPORT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA information. For instance, the Constitution of Kenya and laws on financial management emphasize the principles of transparency, accountability and integrity. 365. Similarly, several specific legislations were passed to check money laundering. Some examples are: the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money (POCAMLA) Act, 2009; Mutual Legal Assistance Act 2011; and the Prevention of Terrorism (Amendment) Act, 2012. The Government also established Financial Reporting Centre (FRC), considered as the country’s financial intelligence unit, in 2012. 366. Huduma Initiative. The Government has established Huduma Centres to serve as a onestop shop for processing services offered by the public sector. The Huduma Centres have improved accessibility to the services provided by the government, reduced personal contact and minimized the opportunity to offer bribes and above all improved revenue collection. 367. Evidence of Corruption Cases. There are proofs of corruption cases handled and actions taken by the anti-corruption bureau, the EACC, in the period 2006 to 2016. However, statistics on convictions and acquittals are available for only two financial years (2011/2012 and 2012/2013) in the CSAR. Further enquiry by the CRM shows that a total sum of KShs 9.768 billion was traced and recovered by the EACC in the period between 2005 and 2016 (EACC, 2016). In terms of distribution of this amount, the sum of KShs 9.171 billion was recovered from fixed assets and the balance of KShs. 597 million was in cash. The EACC statistics also reveal that: 434 cases related to corruption and economic crimes are being investigated; 187 cases being investigated for unethical behaviour; and 536 cases are pending in courts involving 891 persons arraigned for corruption. 368. A National Anti-Corruption Plan (NACP) had been developed and it is being implemented. The EACC conducts surveys on ethics and corruption, undertakes system reviews on corruption and risk assessments, public education and awareness creation. In one its surveys in 2012, findings revealed that greed, poor remuneration, poverty and shortcuts in trying to access government services were the major factors responsible for corruption. The ethics and anti-corruption surveys enable the government to ascertain the perception of the general public about corruption. The development of a National Ethics and AntiCorruption Policy is in progress. 369. Recent Efforts in Fighting Corruption and Economic Crimes. Piqued by the ugly development about corruption and the concern about how to make a success of the anti-corruption war, a Task Force on the Review of Legal, Policy and Institutional Framework for Fighting Corruption in Kenya (hereafter referred to as Task Force) was appointed by the President in March, 2015 with the Attorney-General as its Chairperson. The terms of reference of the Task Force was to review the existing legal, policy and institutional arrangements to fight corruption and make recommendations to strengthen the anti-corruption mechanisms. The report of the Task Force is very comprehensive and telling as it carried out a situation analysis of the various aspects of the subject matter, identified the problems and made recommendations. The wide-ranging recommendations of the Task Force encompassed legal, policy, institutional frameworks in the devolved system of government, partnerships | 168 |