The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), in its role to crack the whip on corrupt officials has seemingly done more raids and arrests than give final verdicts to the pervasive corruption case that have rocked Kenya.
EACC officials as early as 6 a.m. Thursday embarked on yet another raid into Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu’s homes.
A story that was a splash across all media, but Kenyans did not necessarily find it to be news.
The raid, Kenyans online have dismissed as another ploy by the commission;
1️⃣Governor obado
2️⃣Governor lenokulala
3️⃣Evans kidero
4️⃣Mohammed swazuriAll this people's houses were raided by EACC but last time I checked people are still walking free.
Ferdinand Waititu has nothing to worry about…
I guess the only raid that works in Kenya is this😒 pic.twitter.com/G8imNNcBLK— ping pong official 🇰🇪 (@pauliddiali) May 23, 2019
EACC have previously raided homes of Governor Okoth Obado in Nairobi and Migori counties, in addition to hi offices.
“We are here for a major operation,” EACC officials said, “You will see what happens.”
The governor who has since last year been in and out of court over Sharon Otieno’s murder, amid graft allegations, is yet to be fully tried.
Similarly, Former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero, who is under under EACC’s radar over graft allegations has also been raided but his case still remains unresolved.
The former governor in fact sued the anti-corruption commission of making such raids illegally, and randomly at his property, without search warrants.
According to Kidero, the new raid smirks of malice and that EACC is hell bent on crippling him financially.
“EACC conducted the new raid in an apparent bid to cure its transgressions already pointed out in a petition pending determination on November 1 2018,” Kidero said.