The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) Chief Executive Officer, Abdi Mohamud called on African anti-corruption and oversight institutions to embrace artificial intelligence and other digital technologies to strengthen the fight against corruption and financial crimes.
Mohamud was speaking at the 13th International Symposium of the Forum of State Inspections of Africa and Assimilated Institutions (FIGE), held in Djibouti from February 3 to 5, 2026.
He said emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain and data mining were becoming critical tools in investigating complex financial crimes, particularly those involving virtual assets and cross-border transactions.
The EACC CEO highlighted Kenya’s Digital Super Highway initiative, noting that expanded digital infrastructure and e-government services had improved transparency and accountability in public service delivery. He added that Kenya is among a few African countries that have enacted legislation regulating virtual assets, helping to address risks of money laundering and illicit financial flows.
“These developments require enforcement agencies to build advanced technical capacity,” Mohamud said, adding that technology-driven investigations were essential to keeping pace with increasingly sophisticated corruption networks.
Mohamud disclosed that the EACC has automated 58 per cent of its processes and is working towards full digitisation of its operations. The Commission, he said, has invested in strong ICT systems and uses digital tools to manage resources, analyse electronic evidence and support investigations.
He noted that wider adoption of artificial intelligence would enhance the analysis of large volumes of data and improve the detection of suspicious financial transactions.
The EACC CEO also announced that Kenya will host the Centre for Anti-Corruption Studies and Research in Africa (CEREAC), which is set to be launched in June 2026 during the Annual General Meeting of the Association of Anti-Corruption Agencies of Africa.
He urged anti-corruption agencies across the continent to utilise the Centre to develop locally driven and innovative approaches to fighting corruption and fraud.
The symposium, themed “New Digital Technologies Serving Audits and Control Institutions and Good Governance: What Contribution and What Limits,” was officially opened by Djibouti President Ismael Omar Guelleh.
It brought together heads of state inspection bodies and anti-corruption agencies from 24 African countries, alongside representatives from international organisations, including the World Bank Group, the European Union Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
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