EACC Tells off LSK President After Trending Controversial Remarks.
EACC Tells off LSK President After Trending Controversial Remarks: Speaking at Citizen TV’s Day Break, LSK President Faith Odhiambo opined EACC has failed Kenyans because it withdraws cases left, right and centre.
She stated,”I find it hypocritical for EACC to run campaigns to end corruption; they should start from within and clean up their systems,”
The Ethics and Anti- corruption commission has since not taken the remarks lightly. They told off Ms. Faith for lacking a proper understanding on how the Commission works.
The commission termed Faith’s allegations as not only shocking but also embarrassing especially for a person of her calibre to lodge such claims without proper research.
EACC posed,”It is not only shocking but also embarrassing for a person of the standing of the LSK President to display such ignorance of basic facts regarding the anti-corruption law enforcement process in Kenya. Does EACC have the power to withdraw corruption cases of a criminal nature? For civil matters that the Commission takes to court directly, can she state any single case that the Commission has ever withdrawn from court?
“Before appearing for the TV Show, the Panellist, an Advocate of the High Court, should have done some basic research to familiarize herself with Kenya’s anti-corruption law enforcement processes and related contemporary issues such as which agency or agencies have withdrawn graft cases.”
EACC added: “Counsel is also sensitized that contrary to her false assertion that EACC withdraws cases, the Commission is in court opposing withdrawals that it considers inimical to public interest, and will continue to do so.”
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