Moses Kuria: Ruto's new anti-graft team risks undermining independence

Former CS Moses Kuria at Ojola in Kisumu during the opening of Kisumu West Huduma Centre by Deputy President Kithure Kindiki on February 7, 2025. [Michael Mute, Standard].

Placing the new Multi-Agency Team on War Against Corruption (MAT) under the Executive Office of the President could weaken its independence, Moses Kuria now says.

Appearing on Citizen TV on Tuesday night, Kuria welcomed the government’s renewed focus on corruption but questioned the team’s structure and timing.