Parliament to discuss Uhuru's war on corruption

Parliament will tomorrow set aside all its business to discuss the ongoing war on corruption.

Lugari MP Ayub Savula said National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi has already approved a motion he filed last week seeking to have the House discuss the fight against graft and the debate around it.

“We met as ANC party caucus and agreed that I draft a motion asking the august house to debate graft and what needs to be done in the face of emerging mega corruption,” he said.

Savula said Parliament will also discuss the independence of the Office of Director of Public Prosecutions in the war on corruption.

“We shall also discuss the emerging debate around the resolve by President Uhuru Kenyatta to fight graft and the right channels those opposed to the ongoing anti-graft war should use,” he said.

Savula spoke during the burial of Priscilla Muganda at Eshikhoni Primary School in Navakholo on Saturday. He said the sitting will also debate claims that the war on corruption is being used to target leaders from the Kalenjin community.

"We want people to know they can either bring their issues about any government order to Parliament or go to court instead of shouting on the roadside and funerals,” he said.

He said Deputy President William Ruto should not drag his fights with opposition leader Raila Odinga in the war on corruption.

Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi has claimed the war on corruption was designed to terminate the dams project in Elgeyo Marakwet county wand charging officials from the Rift Valley.

Governors Stephen Sang (Nandi), Joyce Laboso (Bomet) and Senator Samson Cherargei are among Rift Valley leaders opposed to the DCI George Kinoti’s investigations.

On Wednesday, Haji published a breakdown of the graft list by ethnic groups, seeking to end claims that the war targets the Kalenjin community.

The controversial list shows the highest number of suspects are Kikuyus at 141 followed by Luos at 56 and Kalenjins third at 46.

Savula said that leaders should stop using their communities as shields in the war on graft.

“The figures released by the DPP are explicit that no community is targeted. If anything, it is the Kikuyus who should be crying out loud because they are the majority in the list of suspects but have instead allowed the law to take its course,” he said.