Chris Murungaru tells court John Githongo has no evidence

Former Governance PS John Githongo received intelligence reports from various agencies before leaking them to the media, a court has been told.

Former Internal Security minister Chris Murungaru told court that Mr Githongo alerted a local newspaper to publish reports on the Anglo leasing scandal after receiving intelligence.

Dr Murungaru made the claims when was being cross-examined by Mr Githongo’s lawyer, Mr Andrew Wandabwa, after the hearing of a defamation case he has filed against the former PS resumed on Tuesday.

He attributed Mr Githongo’s acts to the fact that he was a PS in State House.

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“If he was told to produce evidence now, he cannot because he cannot reach intelligence officers having been out of government for nine years,” he said.

“There were concerns he had an unhealthy relationship with a local daily due to his position. When the reports came out in the media, all enquiries would be directed to him.”

He said Mr Githongo is the one who carried out investigations on Anglo Leasing and passed on the information to the newspaper without input from other agencies.

The former minister said he had filed six defamation cases relating to Anglo Leasing.

However, Mr Githongo is not the source of information in all the cases, said Dr Murungaru. “Those who published the reports with my name are the ones to blame,” he said.

Hearing resumed after the complainant’s lawyers presented transcripts of audio recordings to High Court judge David Onyancha.

On March 5, Justice Onyancha ordered both parties to make a transcript and present it to court after listening to contents of four secret audio tapes in the presence of their lawyers.

The case continues Wednesday.