DPP Noordin Haji on Monday demanded an apology from The Standard for an article that stated that he uncovered companies owned by Cabinet Secretaries abroad that benefit from government tenders.
Haji, through a letter, indicated that none of the members from multi-agency team (EACC and Assets Recovery Authority) named in the publication joined him in Italy during the trip and noted that the article was untrue.
The article alleged that the DPP, together with a team of multi-agency team members, toured Italy and unearthed companies that Cabinet Secretaries used abroad to benefit from multi-billion shillings tenders.
DPP expresses concern over a false report appearing in one of the leading local dailies and calls on media to act responsibly by disseminating factual information to the public.
Here is the statement from the DPP;
The Standard is yet to publish an article apologizing for the same.