Standards for leaders and the bodies that investigate corruption and poor service.
Search the official Constitution →Kenya’s Constitution sets a high standard for anyone in public office — Chapter Six on Leadership and Integrity — and backs it with a chain of institutions that investigate, prosecute and judge corruption, plus an Ombudsman for poor service. Citizens can report wrongdoing to these bodies.
Articles 73–80; Chapter SixChapter Six of the Constitution — Leadership and Integrity — sets out the conduct expected of every state officer. It treats public authority as a trust to serve the people, and a serious breach can cost an officer their job and bar them from future office.
Article 73; Article 74; Article 75; Article 76; Article 77; Article 78; Articles 73–80; Articles 74–78; Chapter SixNo single body fights corruption alone. The EACC investigates it, the ODPP prosecutes it, the DCI provides police investigation, and the courts decide — a chain in which each link has a different job.
Article 79; Article 157; Articles 79 and 157; Chapter SixNot every grievance is corruption — often it is poor service: delays, being ignored, unfair treatment. The Commission on Administrative Justice, known as the Office of the Ombudsman, exists to take up exactly these complaints against public offices.
Article 59(4)If you witness corruption or suffer poor public service, you can report it — corruption to the EACC, and poor or unjust service to the Ombudsman. Knowing the right door makes your complaint count.
