Politics
06:02
December 21, 2018 –
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Noordin Haji, has urged Kenyans to stop
politicising the ongoing purge against graft.
started, a section of Rift Valley politicians led by Elgeyo Marakwet Senator,
Kipchumba Murkomen, and his Nandi counterpart, Samson Cherargei, have been
claiming that the war on graft is targeting Kalenjin community professionals.
interview with a local daily, Haji said communities being used to shield graft
kingpins are themselves victims of massive looting in Government.
a country, we are beyond that. It has become a tired narrative. It needs to
stop and I think Kenyans can read between the lines,” Haji said, echoing
similar sentiments by President Uhuru Kenyatta
are looting public coffers, none of those villagers or tribesmen were
benefitting. If anything, they are the biggest losers…It’s not about
politics, it’s not about tribes, it’s about people who have looted public
resources,” Haji said.
noises from tribal bigots, he will continue arresting State officers who steal
public money.
Cherargei are close associates of Deputy President William Ruto who is labelled
the “high priest of corruption”.
The Kenyan DAILY
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