EACC unveils ‘Operation Winda Fisi’ to boost citizen role in anti-graft fight
By Ndiritu Wanjiru, April 18, 2026The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) Chairman, David Oginde, has put forward a radical new national programme, dubbed “Operation Winda Fisi”, to enhance citizen involvement in the war on corruption and ensure that citizens protect their resources.
Taking it to their X handle on Saturday, April 18, 2026, EACC has noted that during a presentation about strategic community engagement with the Kenya Leadership Integrity Forum (KLIF) Sector Workshop, which was hosted in Naivasha on Thursday, April 17, 2026, the commission’s chairperson, David Oginde, discussed the transformative methodology that puts citizens in the centre of the accountability drive, where he termed them ‘important hunters’ who need to detect and report on corruption at any level of society.
“EACC Chairperson Dr David Oginde proposed a bold and transformative campaign, Operation Winda Fisi, during his presentation on strategic community engagement to track economic predators and protect national assets at the Kenya Leadership Integrity Forum (KLIF) Sector Workshop in Naivasha,” the EACC statement read in part.
Turning citizens into “Watchdogs” of public resources
His clarification of the initiative was that the initiative is aimed at organising communities, institutions and individuals into a united national movement that actively monitors and challenges what he referred to as economic predators who are abusers of public resources.
In the metaphor of the fisi (hyena), Oginde described corrupt people as opportunistic agents who cunningly use the assets of the people to benefit themselves.
When you fail to pursue the hyena off the chicken, it will pursue the goat, he said, quoting an African proverb to point out the perils of silence and passivity in the fight against corruption.
Early intervention and collective vigilance, he emphasised, are critical in interrupting impunity cycles, and corruption, he pointed out, is continuing to cause grave social and economic destruction to countries that are not willing to challenge it.
Call for patriotism and integrity-driven leadership
The chairperson also urged the need to be more patriotic and lead with integrity, as he claimed that the country could not be transformed to be sustainable without a strong sense of love and responsibility towards the country.
He encouraged the Kenya Leadership Integrity Forum to establish itself as a binding force of ethical leadership, which could help rejuvenate nationwide efforts to bring back accountability and trust from the people.
The EACC chairperson also pointed out the lessons learned in those countries that have experienced long-term decline through uncontrolled corruption, and Kenya should be keen not to experience the same fate.