Why appointment of Migori’s looter was revoked

Gov't revokes appointment of key suspect in Obado's Ksh.2B graft probe

ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru has revoked the appointment of Jared Peter Odoyo Kwaga as a member of the  Kenya Institute of Mass Communication (KIMC) board.

Mr. Kwaga’s appointment, which was gazetted on Friday, February 8 had raised concern since he is one of the key suspects being probed by the EACC, over alleged theft of Ksh.2.5 billion from the Migori County Government.

In September 2018, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) said it had frozen the bank accounts of Governor Obado and his close associates; Mr. Kwaga, Ernest Omondi Owino and Joram Opala Otieno, who are accused of being part of an intricate web used to siphon funds from the county’s coffers.

It’s not clear why CS Mucheru had appointed Mr. Kwaga despite his integrity being in question over the graft case which is yet to be concluded.

His appointment was revoked on Monday in a gazette notice dated February 11, 2019.

 

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