Materials are arranged alphabetically by the slogan on the poster, indicated inside quotation marks. Posters that have the same slogan are arranged alphabetically by a brief description of the illustration, indicated inside parentheses.
Purchased, 2010 January
[identification of item], Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission Posters, SPEC.RARE.0234, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Ohio State University
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Processed by: Ashleigh Minor, 2019 February; finding aid written by: Ashleigh Minor, 2019 February.
The Republic of Kenya has had a history of government and business corruption since it gained independence from British colonial rule in 1963. The Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC) was established in April 2003 to replace the Kenya Anti-Corruption Authority after Parliament enacted two new legislations: the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act (ACECA) and the Public Officer Ethics Act. The ACECA established offences of corruption and economic crimes, and provided for their investigation and penalties. The Public Officer Ethics Act was passed to define ethical requirements of public officers, including wealth declaration requirements. The KACC was responsible for investigating and preventing corruption and economic crimes, as well as educating the public on the dangers of corruption. In 2011, the KACC was replaced by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), when President Mwai Kibaki signed the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act.
The Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission Posters include 17 posters printed in 2009 by the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC). The posters depict sections of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act and the Public Officer Ethics Act. Each poster includes a slogan about corruption associated with an image that illustrates an example of how those corrupt activities have a negative impact on the community. Some of the posters also indicate which act and section the poster is referencing. The posters are primarily written in English, however, many of the captions in the illustrations are written in Swahili.