Lawyer Miguna Miguna now says that the Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji failed in his responsibilities.
His remarks come a few days after President William Ruto nominated Haji as the new Director-General of the National Intelligence Service (NIS).
"Haji failed as DPP. That’s the point Kenyans are making. Failures shouldn’t be rewarded," he said.
Miguna's remarks came as he questioned Lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi's statement that the outgoing DPP's legacy will be his good strong morals.
Ahmednasir said Haji's decency was worth rewarding.
"So, what is Noordin's priceless legacy as Director of Public Prosecution since his appointment in 2018? He never took a shilling as a bribe either to prosecute or not prosecute. That probity is worth a king's ransom in a country where peasants become dollar billionaires once appointed to public office," he said.
Miguna, however, disagreed with Ahmednasir's remarks.
He reminded the lawyer that he has been calling for the prosecution of former Cabinet secretaries alleged to have embezzled public funds, yet he was now praising the man who was supposed to do it but did not.
"You have challenged the Kenya Kwanza administration to explain why the 4 US Dollar Billionaire thieves have not been charged. Yet paradoxically, you are heaping praises on the man - Noordin Haji - who headed the @ODPP_KE and had the duty of charging and prosecuting the 4 US Dollar Billionaires," Miguna said.
Haji's nomination to head the NIS has aroused mixed reactions across the country.
Some quotas have filled petitions in opposition to his nomination, while others have backed his pick, as he awaits vetting by the National Assembly.
