Graft probe against CSs Kamau and Ngilu complete, says EACC
What you need to know:
- Mr Waqo said the commission has finalised investigations on 56 files out of the 124 cases that were contained in a list tabled in parliament by President Uhuru Kenyatta.
- “Investigations on Mr Davis Chirchir (Energy) and other Principals Secretaries are still ongoing and the public will be kept informed of the progress,” he said at Integrity Centre, the EACC headquarters.
The Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission (EACC) will Monday forward files containing names of four cabinet secretaries to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) after corruption investigations against them were completed.
They include suspended Transport Cabinet Secretary Michael Kamau, Charity Ngilu (Lands), Felix Kosgei (Agriculture) and Labour’s Kazungu Kambi.
Speaking during a press conference on Sunday, anti-graft CEO Halakhe Waqo said the EACC will also submit a file containing the name of a senator and an MP to the DPP for further action.
“Investigations on Mr Davis Chirchir (Energy) and other principals secretaries are still ongoing and the public will be kept informed of the progress,” he said at Integrity Centre, the EACC headquarters.
He added that the commission received many allegations against the cabinet secretaries and permanent secretaries and that some of the allegations were still under investigation.
FINALISED INVESTIGATIONS
Mr Waqo said the commission has finalised investigations on 56 files out of the 124 cases that were contained in a list tabled in parliament by President Kenyatta.
“21 files out of the completed investigations have been forwarded to the DPP,” he said adding that 19 public officers have been arraigned in court so far while another 29 would be charged “in the next few days” in various parts of the country including Turkana , Machakos, Nyamira, Nairobi and Trans Nzoia.
Concluded investigations on 35 files are currently undergoing evidence analysis by the EACC legal team and would be forwarded to the DPP “in due course” while another 68 cases are under active investigation, said the EACC secretary.
The EACC has also written to the President for more time to conclude investigations after the 60 days window the head of state had given the commission lapsed.
Mr Waqo also confirmed that PS Francis Kimemia has not yet been cleared as he still has another corruption case in which he is still under investigations.
