Suspended Lands Cabinet Secretary Charity Ngilu last evening presented herself to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to avoid being arrested, just a few hours after Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko approved charges against her for obstructing investigations into the Ksh8 billion Karen land grabbing.
This means she faces a lesser offence of blocking investigation instead of corruption as earlier alleged by EACC. Mr Tobiko’s clearance means Ngilu will be charged possibly tomorrow or early next week, becoming the second minister in the Jubilee government to be prosecuted over abuse of office. Transport and Infrastructure CS Michael Kamau whose the case is already in court for altering a road contract.
“Let me make it clear that I am not facing corruption charges. I will be in court for obstructing investigations,” said Mrs Ngilu at Integrity Centre.
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Mrs Ngilu faces charges of obstructing investigations into the alleged grabbing of 134.4 acres in Karen, reportedly, by influential personalities. After spending about two hours with EACC detectives who took her fingerprints, she was released on a cash bail of Ksh50,000.
Mr Tobiko said EACC had absolved Ngilu of involvement in the fraudulent transactions, but recommended her prosecution for ordering her officers to withhold some documents from EACC.
The commission had been investigating three allegations against Ngilu, including her alleged involvement in the Waitiki farm saga and another parcel of land on State House Crescent.
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