(1) To achieve the object, the Office shall
(a) investigate and prosecute cases of alleged or suspected corruption and corruption-related offences under the Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663);
(b) investigate and prosecute allegations of corruption and corruption-related offences under the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) involving public officers, politically exposed persons and persons in the private sector involved in the commission of the offence;
(c) investigate and prosecute alleged or suspected corruption and corruption-related offences involving public officers, politically exposed persons and persons in the private sector involved in the commission of the offence under any other relevant law;
(d) recover and manage the proceeds of corruption;
(e) disseminate information gathered in the course of investigation to competent authorities and other persons the Office considers appropriate in connection with the offences specified in paragraphs (a) and (b);
(f) co-operate and coordinate with competent authorities and other relevant local and international agencies in furtherance of this Act;
(g) receive and investigate complaints from a person on a matter that involves or may involve corruption and corruption-related offences;
(h) receive and act on referrals of investigations of alleged corruption and corruption-related offences by Parliament, the Auditor-General’s Office, the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice, the Economic and Organised Crime Office and any other public body; and
(i) perform any other functions connected with the object of the Office.
(2) The Office shall within thirty days of the
(a) conclusion of the prosecution of each case; or
(b) confiscation or realization of property under this Act, submit a written report on the outcome of the case to the Attorney-General.
(3) The Office shall, on a half yearly basis, publish the following information in at least two daily newspapers of national circulation and on the website of the Office:
(a) the list of corruption cases investigated and prosecuted by the Office; and
(b) the number of acquittals, convictions and cases pending in respect of the cases prosecuted under paragraph (a) and the value of proceeds recovered if any.