Energy and Petroleum Cabinet
Secretary Davis Chirchir is Thursday scheduled to appear before the Ethics and
Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) officers for questioning over corruption
allegations made against him.
Mr Chirchir faces corruption
queries with regard to the award of a Kenya Pipeline tender.
The CS has been accused of
perpetrating corruption in the award of tenders in the Ministry and interfering
with procurement processes.
In a report that was tabled in
Parliament he is accused of working to ensure that corrupt deals in the energy
sector were successfully executed.
Land Cabinet Secretary Charity
Ngilu who is being investigated for her alleged links to land grabbing cartels
has also been asked to present herself before the commission for questioning on
Friday.
CITY COUNTY SECRETARY
QUESTIONED
Meanwhile Nairobi County Assembly
Secretary Lilian Ndegwa was Wednesday picked by EACC officers for questioning
at Integrity Centre over mismanagement allegations.
She was taken to the commission
headquarters shortly after 5pm and led to the offices where she was questioned
concerning the various corruption allegations that have been made against her.
Her arrest by the detectives came a
day after members of the county assembly held a sitting to discuss her conduct
and demanded she be removed from office.
They had earlier threatened to
storm her office.
Lugari MP Ayub Savula also visited
the commission offices and recorded a statement regarding sugar importation in
regard to investigations on corruption allegations facing Agriculture Cabinet
Secretary Felix Koskei.
The MP had been invited by the
commission to record a statement on sugar imports as he has been vocal on the
issue.
He confirmed that he had recorded
his statement, particularly on imports from Uganda, which is a net import of
sugar under the Comesa arrangement.
The EACC report that was tabled in
Parliament alleges that the CS, who has since stepped aside, gave permits to
some business people to import sugar without going through open tendering and
against the procurement laws of Kenya and COMESA rules.
He also faces allegations of
conflict of interest, abuse of office and intimidation.
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