EACC recommends 10 unnamed Anglo Leasing suspects for prosecution
Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman Mumo Matemu speaking to reporters in the past. Kenya is now ranked 145 out of 175 countries and on a scale whereby 100 rates a country as very clean and zero ranks highly corrupt, Kenya scored 25 which confirms this is a pretty murky society. PHOTO | BILLY MUTAI |
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has recommended the prosecution of 10 people suspected of involvement in the Anglo Leasing corruption scandal.
The commission has not named the suspects.
However, the commission's chairman, Mumo Matemu, said the list of names forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) include Kenyans and non-Kenyans.
Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Mr Matemu said the commission had concluded the complex investigation into the matter before making the recommendations for prosecution.
He cited the cooperation and support of international partners that made the conclusion of the investigations — which he termed as delicate and time consuming — possible.
SHADOWY COMPANIES
In June, businessman Deepak Kamani was held for questioning by the EACC over the scandal, with Mr Matemu saying that the commission was targeting several people to shed light on the scandal.
A month later, Attorney-General Githu Muigai handed over dozens of Anglo Leasing-related files to the Swiss ambassador, Mr Jacques Pitteloud, adding that Swiss investigators would use the information to dig further into the Sh18 billion-shilling scandal with the possibility of prosecuting the individuals involved.
He said there were five individuals who were likely to face prosecution, without naming them, only saying they had “a dozen box files of information.”
The attorney-general also said five individuals may soon face prosecution in local courts over their involvement in the scandal.
The scandal involved government funds being paid to shadowy foreign companies for a passport-printing system and other services, which never materialised.
