Suspended Agriculture CS Felix Koskei at Ethics and Anti-Corruption
Commission offices in Nairobi where he had gone to inquire about the
graft claims against him on march 30, 2015. PHOTO | EVANS HABIL |
NATION MEDIA GROUP
The anti-corruption commission has asked politicians and State
officers to stop flocking its offices in a bid to find out their fate
following last week’s release of a list of leaders suspected of
corruption.
The officials have been visiting the commission’s offices to inquire about the allegations against them.
The
Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday issued instructions
that people named in the anti-corruption report should not visit its
offices at Nairobi’s Integrity Centre unless invited.
The
agency said in a statement that it had been “under siege” since the
report was released by President Kenyatta during the State of the Nation
address to Parliament.
“There has been all manner of
speculation as to who is in the report submitted in the National
Assembly and their possible culpability,” read the statement.
The
commission has asked politicians and State officers named in the report
and those who suspect they could be on the list to wait for an official
invitation to appear before its team.
“I advise that
neither affected persons nor their agents should come to the Integrity
Centre or other commission offices before they are formally invited,”
Chief Executive Halakhe Wakho said.
PREPARED A SCHEDULE
President Kenyatta asked officials named in the report to step aside during his address to Parliament.
The commission has prepared a schedule complete with venues where officials who have been mentioned will appear for questioning.
Mr
Wakho said a formal communication would be sent to each of the
individuals who are yet to be interviewed informing them of the schedule
in the course of this week.
“We assure all those affected of a just, fair and expeditious conclusion,” he said.
On Monday, Cord leader Raila Odinga dismissed President Kenyatta’s decision to take the anti-corruption report to Parliament, calling it a fraud on Kenyans.
He
accused the commission of going to bed with the Executive, questioning
why the commission handed its report to the President and not to the
Director of Public Prosecutions.
The Cord leader said the war on corruption had been cheapened and turned into a game of musical chairs.
“The
move should convince all that it is business as usual and soon, all
those who have stepped aside (will) troop back to their seats and make
up for lost time. The President is acting as a whistle-blower, not an
executive authority,” he said.
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