We have not cleared any minister on graft list, says EACC boss Halakhe Waqo
Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission CEO Halakhe Waqo. The anti-corruption commission is the least trusted institution. PHOTO | SALATON NJAU |
What you need to know:
- Kambi, Ngilu, Koskei and Kamau are facing more than one case, says EACC Chief Executive Officer Halakhe Waqo.
- He said Ngilu, Kambi, Kamau and Koskei were facing several corruption cases and their fate can only be known once EACC completes its investigations.
On Monday, EACC asked Mr Tobiko to prosecute Mr Kambi and Mr Kamau for abuse of office.
No Cabinet secretary is off the hook in the ongoing investigations into grand corruption in government, the anti-corruption commission said on Tuesday.
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) said the final say on the cases facing four Cabinet secretaries lies with Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Keriako Tobiko.
“We forwarded the cases to DPP on Monday, with our recommendations. The DPP will look at the files and give us his recommendations. We can propose closure of files but the DPP can ask for further investigations,” said EACC Chief Executive Officer Halakhe Waqo.
SEVERAL CASES
He said Land Cabinet secretaries Charity Ngilu, Kazungu Kambi (Labour), Michael Kamau (Transport) and Felix Koskei (Agriculture) were facing several corruption cases and their fate can only be known once EACC completes investigations into all of them.
“Those that you are talking about having been cleared have other pending corruption cases,” he said at Kenya School of Government in Nairobi during EACC stakeholders' forum for validation of the proposed framework for monitoring compliance with Chapter Six of the Constitution.
On Monday, the EACC asked Mr Tobiko to prosecute Mr Kambi and Mr Kamau for abuse of office.
Dr Waqo said the two institutions were working together in the war on corruption, adding that Mr Tobiko has provided 15 officers to work with the EACC.
30 MORE DAYS
He, at the same time, asked President Kenyatta to give the commission 30 more days to conclude its investigations into 124 corruption cases that it has been handling for the past two months.
Mr Kenyatta's 60-day ultimatum to the EACC to wrap up investigations into the "List of Shame" that he presented to Parliament ended on Tuesday last week.
The commission has concluded investigations into 56 files and 21 files have been forwarded to Mr Tobiko.
Attorney-General Githu Muigai said Kenyans have until June 5 to submit their memoranda on how to address various bottlenecks in the fight against corruption.
