Didmus Barasa Dismisses EACC Summon; Gives Reasons for Not Attending

Didmus Barasa Dismisses EACC Summon; Gives Reasons for Not Attending

Didmus Barasa Dismisses EACC Summon: Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa has finally broken Silence, outlining reasons why he failed to honour an initial summon issued to him by the Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission (EACC)

According to Barasa, EACC’s first summon was based on failure to honour financial obligations related to a debt that he owed a former gubernatorial aspirant.

He stated, “I replied to your officer and indicated not to honour the said summons because the commission cannot be reduced into a debt collection agency,”

The Kimilili lawmaker further claimed that in the latest summon issued by EACC, the commission changed its tune and cited the need to facilitate investigations into bribery allegations which he knows nothing about.

He stated, “I would like to bring to your attention that the deposit of Ksh2,000,000 to my bank account was a soft loan from the said politician who unsuccessfully ran for governor in a county in Kenya on 13th December 2023. Why I haven’t paid because of the dispute in the contractual conditions is none of your business.”

“You cannot invite me to interpret for you the reasons why the cash was transferred when you read the documents that supported the transfer of the funds. While the wiring amount is more than Ksh1 million, you must provide support documents. I will instead send you a lawyer on the said date,” he added.

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