Munya threatens to sue EACC for harassment
What you need to know:
- EACC officers based in Nyeri have visited the county authorities four times in the past two weeks
- He accused EACC of witch hunt and alleged that the national government is using state institutions to tarnish his name
Embattled Meru Governor Peter Munya has threatened to sue the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) after its officials stormed the county headquarters and took various documents.
Mr Munya told reporters at his office Friday that EACC officers from Nyeri have visited the county offices four times in the past two weeks and harassed county workers.
He said he will be moving to court to stop the anti-graft agency from making requests for more documents if they do not officially inform his office the intent of their visits.
“We shall be proceeding to court because the actions by EACC are not procedural and are only aimed at stalling Meru county operations. EACC is making our working environment hard as a county as they have not informed us of what they are supposedly investigating,” he said.
He accused EACC of witch hunt and alleged that the national government is using state institutions to tarnish his name ahead of a Supreme Court ruling that will be made next week on whether he stays as the county boss or call for a by-election.
“We are questioning the timing of this raids just when the ruling is about to be made. We are also reliably informed that EACC has been meeting with senior government leaders including an MP and a senator from this region. This is clearly a part of a well-orchestrated political war-game and smear campaign and we are not going to allow it,” he said.
Mr Munya, who was flanked by County secretary Julius Kimathi, noted that the Meru County government has never been implicated in corruption.
He reiterated that the institution charged with investigating corruption should remain transparent, non-partisan and vigilant if at all they are to be held accountable.
At the same time, Mr Munya accused a section of the Provincial Administration of engaging in active politics for some politicians.
Chiefs and their assistants, he said, should remain neutral as such action was a contravention of the civil service code of conduct.
He however did not name the locations where the chiefs are alleged to have engaged in active politics.
“I am also reliably informed that some administrators are already taking sides in the yet to be known when by-election. They should face the full wrath of the law if they are found liable.
