Kenya's top
anti-corruption officials have been suspended following a nasty standoff with
parliament after they alleged widespread graft.
President
Uhuru Kenyatta removed the chairperson and deputy chairperson of Kenya's Ethics
and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) after MPs voted to sanction the pair,
accusing them of incompetence and abuse of office.
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| Kenya's Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission |
The
announcement comes less than a month after dozens of top Kenyan politicians and
civil servants were named in a damning indictment highlighting the scale of
corruption in the country in an EACC report.
A total of
175 people were named in the EACC report, including five cabinet ministers, 13
governors, a range of civil servants, MP’s and members of the judiciary.
President
Kenyatta had demanded those named in the report to step aside while the
investigation continues.
Meanwhile Presidential
spokesperson Manoah Esipisu claimed that even though the EACC bosses were now
suspended, in no way is the work of the anti-corruption body hindered.