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20-561: The legislation enacted to establish the commission was: These two legislations became operational on 2 May 2003. Section 70 of the (ACECA) repealed the Prevention of Corruption Act (Cap. 65). The Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act established the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC) as a body corporate, prescribing its composition and conferring powers and functions to it. The Act also established

40-666: A Senior lecturer in the University of Nairobi and taught most of the leading lawyers and was Chairman of the Department of Public Law. He was later appointed Judge of the High Court of Kenya in 1994, marking the end of his career as a top lawyer and transitioning to the bench. In 1999, President Daniel arap Moi elevated him by appointing him to the position of Solicitor-General, succeeding Benjamin Kubo, who retired. He became

60-717: Is a British journalist and author who spent over two decades writing about Africa . Her postings as a journalist began in Europe , before moving to Western, Central and Eastern Africa. She has worked for Reuters , BBC , and the Financial Times before becoming a freelance writer. Her debut book, In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz (2001), covers the time she spent in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of

80-776: Is a Kenyan lawyer who served as a judge and as the former director of the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC). He was born in Githongo, Meru . Ringera has a Master's (LLM) and Bachelor's (LLB) degrees in law from the University of Nairobi . He also holds a diploma in International and Comparative law of Human rights from Strasbourg in France and studied for a diploma in Law and practice at

100-486: Is regularly interviewed by BBC , Al Jazeera , and Reuters on her areas of expertise. She has published opinion pieces and book reviews in The Observer , The Guardian , Financial Times , New York Times , New Statesman , Spectator , Standpoint , Foreign Policy , and travel pieces for Condé Nast 's Traveler magazine. She speaks fluent Italian and French. She is a former literary director of

120-676: Is strongly critical of the response of the international aid community to Githongo's case. The World Bank and the British government's aid department (the Department for International Development ) came in for particularly strong criticism, though notable exceptions were also highlighted, such as Edward Clay , the then British High Commissioner to Kenya . It's Our Turn to Eat was censored in Kenya, leading to PEN Kenya president and activist Philo Ikonya acquiring books and bringing them into

140-460: The Kenya School of Law . He worked as a lecturer at the University of Nairobi in the 1980s. He also doubled up as a lawyer in private practice together with Kiraitu Murungi and Gibson Kamau Kuria , but when the latter two fell in trouble with the authorities during the "dark era" of Moi, he quit the firm he helped found and instead teamed up with George Oraro and Ambrose Rachier . He was

160-822: The Commission's Director/Chief Executive. Ringera has always answered his critics by stating that he did not have powers to prosecute those accused of corruption and resigned to save the KACC from the threat of dissolution. Ringera served as a Judge of the Appellate Division of the East African Court Of Justice in Arusha Tanzania, having been appointed alongside two other judges by H.E. President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2014, replacing retiring Judge Justice Philip Tunoi. He retired from

180-532: The Congo ) as it transitioned from the leadership of Mobutu Sese Seko to that of Laurent-Désiré Kabila . Her second book, I Didn't Do It For You: How the World Betrayed a Small African Nation (2004), discusses the nation of Eritrea and the role foreign nations have played in its history during the 20th century. Her third book, It's Our Turn to Eat: The Story of a Kenyan Whistle-Blower (2009), tells

200-583: The Court after reaching the mandatory retirement age for Judges at 70 years. On Thursday 12 November 2021, the Kenyan Sports, Culture and Heritage Cabinet Secretary Amina_Mohammed disbanded the Federation of Kenya Football (FKF) over corruption allegations. A 15-member caretaker committee led by Aaron Ringera was appointed to hold office for six months leading to fresh elections. In June 2022,

220-800: The Director of the Kenya Anti-Corruption Authority (KACA) in March 1999, succeeding the first Director John Harun Mwau . The High Court ruled on December 22, 2000, that KACA was unconstitutional. As a result, the Head of Civil Service Richard Leakey asked Ringera to resign, which he did in January 2001. KACA was succeeded by the Kenya Anti Corruption Commission, which was established in 2003. Ringera

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240-802: The FKF Caretaker Committee Chairmanship position came to an end as he was replaced as Chairman of the Caretaker Committee. In August 2022, he was appointed as a non-executive Director of the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) Board of Directors. Leading up to the appointment, He was a member of the Taskforce on the Review of Power Purchase Agreements as well as the Steering Committee on

260-938: The Implementation of the Report of the Presidential Taskforce on Review of Power Purchase Agreements. Later in the year following the 2022 General Elections, the National Treasury wrote to the Power Company seeking removal of the Board of Directors in a shakeup. Mr. Ringera and others would exit the Board eventually. Currently, he is practicing Arbitration and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators of London. Michela Wrong Michela Wrong (born 1961)

280-908: The Kenya Anti-Corruption Advisory Board, an unincorporated body comprising persons nominated by a cross-section of stakeholders. The Advisory Board made recommendations for appointment of a Director and Assistant Directors. It also advised the Commission generally on the exercise of its powers and performance of its functions under the Act. The first Director was Justice (Rtd.) Aaron G. Ringera . The three Assistant Directors appointed were Ms. Fatuma Sichale (Deputy Director and Legal Services), Dr. John P. Mutonyi (Investigations and Asset Tracing), and Dr. Smokin Wanjala (Preventive Services). They formally took office on 10 September 2004. Mr. Wilson Shollei would later be appointed to

300-659: The country for wider distribution. In 2009, she authored a novel, Borderlines , a legal thriller with a female lawyer protagonist. It focuses on a border dispute between two fictional states in the Horn of Africa, which the Financial Times reviewer thought resembled the Ethiopia-Eritrea disputes in 1998–2000. In 2021, she published Do Not Disturb: The Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad , about Rwanda , its president Paul Kagame , and

320-729: The murder of Patrick Karegeya . A review of the book in The Washington Post called the book "devastating", while The Guardian called it "uncomfortable reading." Rwandan journalist Vincent Gasana, however, criticized the book as "the latest bid to cast the RPF as the villain of any piece, while attempting to delegitimize the Rwanda government." She was awarded the 2010 James Cameron prize for journalism “that combined moral vision and professional integrity.” Wrong lives in London and

340-585: The story of John Githongo , a Kenyan journalist and civil society activist, who in 2002 took on a senior anti-corruption role within the newly elected government of President Mwai Kibaki . In this role, Githongo uncovered widespread evidence of corruption (notably the Anglo-Leasing scandal ) located high up within the Kibaki government. The book also discusses the role of ethnicity in Kenyan politics and

360-706: The vacant position of Assistant Director Finance and Administration. Following parliamentary pressure in July 2011, Justice Ringera was forced to resign from office together with Ms. Sichale and Dr. Wanjala, paving way for appointment of Prof. PLO Lumumba to take office in September 2011. Prof. Jane Onsongo (Preventive Services) and Mr. Pravin Bowry (Legal Services) joined the existing team of Dr. Mutonyi and Wilson Shollei as KACC assistant directors. Aaron Ringera Aaron Gitonga Ringera E.B.S. (born 20 June 1950)

380-862: Was appointed as the first Director of KACC in August 2004, despite opposition from the Liberal Democratic Party , which was part of the NARC coalition government. As a result of this appointment, he retired as a Court of Appeal judge in 2004. The Director of KACC had the highest salary for a Civil Servant in Kenya, and enjoyed a better salary than the President. In her 2009 book Our Turn To Eat , journalist Michela Wrong accused Ringera of delivering death threats against his then-colleague John Githongo in November 2005 and February 2006. Ringera

400-452: Was reappointed by President Mwai Kibaki for a second five-year term on August 31, 2009. However, two weeks later the Kenyan parliament voted against the appointment, stating it was not legal as it should have been approved by the parliament It was the first time in Kenyan history, when the parliament overruled the president. As a result, Ringera resigned on September 30, 2009. He was replaced by prominent Kenyan Lawyer, Prof. P.L.O. Lumumba as

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