Officers from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) Wednesday arrested Murang’a Governor Mwangi Wa Iria.
Mr
Wa Iria, who was driven from Murang’a to EACC headquarters said he was
arrested in relation to a case he had before vying in the 2013
elections.
His arrest had nothing to do with the
ongoing purge on corruption allegations against State officers in which
12 governors have been mentioned.
Mr Wa Iria, who was
accompanied by his lawyer John Ng’ang’a, briefly talked to journalists
on arrival at EACC offices and dismissed his arrest.
“Wameniweka kwa Land Rover ili dunia yote ione.”
(They have put me in a Land Rover for the whole world to see), said Mr
Wa Iria, insisting his arrest had nothing to do with the EACC list of
shame.
Sources indicated that the governor was being
questioned in connection to a Sh400,000 cheque he had issued for payment
of supply of animal feed, which later bounced.
However, Mr Wa Iria claimed the case was later settled before Justice Isaac Lenaola and he was cleared after paying the money.
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