Siaya County Senator James Orengo has been cleared of corruption allegations against him, becoming the latest big name to drop off President Uhuru Kenyatta’s controversial list of shame which contained names of public officials suspected to be corrupt.
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has recommended the closure of investigations into Orengo’s corruption case for lack of sufficient evidence. “EACC recommends that the file be closed for lack of evidence of criminal culpability against James Orengo,” reads a statement from the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) released this evening.
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Mr Orengo had been accused of criminal culpability in the sale and transfer of a parcel of land in Westlands when he was minister for Lands under the Mwai Kibaki government.
Some of the big names that have so far dropped off Uhuru’s list that contained names of 175 prominent Kenyans are, Felix Koskei, suspended Agriculture Cabinet secretary; Charity Ngilu saw some charges against her dropped although she is still facing other charges in court for obstructing investigations.
Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi was also cleared and so was Johnstone Kavuludi, the National Police Service chairman. Davis Chirchir, suspended Energy cabinet secretary was also cleared by EACC alongside Mike ‘Sonko’ Mbuvi, the Nairobi County Senator.
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