Kenya: Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua will be grilled by the graft agency next week on alleged procurement irregularities, following an agreement filed in court.
The governor had filed a petition seeking to have the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) barred from probing him over alleged graft in the procurement of county motor vehicles including ambulances and County Executives’ vehicles, among other undisclosed allegations.
HOLD DISCUSSIONS
“By consent, the petitioner (Mutua) shall be interviewed by EACC investigators on July 23,” read the consent
reached after High Court Judge Isaac Lenaola asked both parties to hold discussions on the suit.
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The governor had moved to court seeking to block the agency from probing him and the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) from preferring criminal charges against him in relation to the alleged fraud. He wanted the court to restrain DPP and Inspector General of Police from apprehending or preferring criminal charges against him.
But DPP Keriako Tobiko wants the court to dismiss a suit filed by Mutua seeking to stop his intended arrest and prosecution.
The DPP argued that the Constitution mandates the EACC to investigate any allegations or complaints reported and thereafter forward the report on the outcome. The matter will be heard on July 28
