A State Corporations is normally defined as a body corporate established under Section.3 of the State Corporations A State Corporation is a body corporate established under Section 3 of the State Corporations Act, Cap 446, or by an act of Parliament, or under the Companies Act, Cap 486 where the Government controls majority or all of the Shares. Further, a subsidiary of a state corporation is a state corporation.

Both are established by State Corporations Act Cap 446 of the Laws of Kenya, enacted in 1986  for purposes of making provision for the establishment and regulation of State Corporations. SCAC provides advisory to the Government on the general administration of state corporations but more specifically advises the President on the establishment, reorganization or dissolution of State Corporations and categorization of State Corporations. The Office of the Inspector General is responsible for advising the Government on all matters affecting the effective running of State Corporations through inspections, performance monitoring, projects monitoring and evaluations, special investigations, audits and undertaking surcharge cases.

No. Each of the oversight Agencies is established under a specific legal instrument with a specific mandate. These agencies work collaboratively.

Yes. This is through anonymous and official complaint letters to Inspector General (Corporations), Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission and other oversight agencies.  This website now provides a more easily accessible forum that will be subjected to continuous improvement, but does not invalidate alternative channels.

Audits and investigations are routine undertakings by the Office of Inspector General (Corporations) on behalf of State Corporations Advisory Committee, respective Cabinet Secretaries and Auditor General. The same may also be referred to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission in case for further investigations in where forensic investigation and audits are necessary.