African Development Bank Debars Martin Obiero Achieng for 24 Months for Fraudulent Practice

28 January 2026
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African Development Bank (Abidjan)
press release

The African Development Bank Group today announces the debarment of Mr. Martin Obiero Achieng for 24 months with conditional release. Mr. Martin Obiero Achieng is a national of the Republic of Kenya.

An investigation conducted by the Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption of the African Development Bank Group established that, in the context of a recruitment for a consultancy position within the African Development Bank Group, Mr. Martin Obiero Achieng committed a Fraudulent Practice.

During the debarment period, Mr. Martin Obiero Achieng and any entity under his direct or indirect control will not be eligible to participate in African Development Bank Group-financed activities.

At the expiry of the debarment period, Mr. Martin Obiero Achieng will only be eligible to resume participation in African Development Bank Group-financed activities upon evidence of satisfactory completion of suitable business ethics and anti-corruption training.

About the Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption

The Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption of the African Development Bank Group is responsible for preventing, deterring and investigating allegations of corruption, fraud and other sanctionable practices in Bank Group-financed operations.

For more information visit https://www.afdb.org/en/about-us/organisational-structure/integrity-and-anti-corruption/

African Development Bank staff and the public can use secured channels of the Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption to report sanctionable practices within the Bank or in operations financed by the Bank Group.

Secured telephone: +1 (770) 776-5658

Whistleblowing: [email protected]

Secured email address: [email protected]

Mail correspondence should be marked "CONFIDENTIAL" and sent to:

African Development Bank

Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption (PIAC)

Immeuble du Centre de commerce International d'Abidjan (CCIA)

Avenue Jean-Paul II

01 BP 1387

Abidjan 01, Côte d'Ivoire

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