From the look of things the Handshake would not protect Raila’s rogue associates.At least three sitting and one former governor are facing arrest over corruption-related charges as the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission shifts focus to county chiefs suspected to have stolen from public coffers.
One of the governors is from Nyanza region and is known to be close to former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, the other one is from the Coast and the third is from Eastern region and has recently been in the news.
All the three have been accused of siphoning cash from their counties through proxies, abuse of office, failing to safeguard public resources, among others.
The EACC has been working quietly to identify assets bought using cash stolen from the counties. They include houses, land and high-end cars.
The former governor, who has maintained a low profile since he lost election, is accused of failing to follow government procedures and irregularly awarding a multi-million contract to a company associated with his son’s business.
His former chief of staff is also facing charges of grabbing prime public land and illegally transferring county property to his company.
Mbarak, declined to reveal the identities of the three governors facing arrest and possible prosecution, only saying that investigations are underway.
“We have heightened operations and our undercover officers will be striking when they (the governors) least expect it,” Twalib said.
Mbarak and the Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji have jointly set up a committee to review all files before consent to prosecute is given.