Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru denies link to corruption

National Assembly Public Accounts Committee Chairman Nicholas Gumbo (left) with members Kanini Kega (centre) and Abdikadir Aden during a meeting with Devolution Principal Secretary Peter Mangiti and National Youth Service (NYS) Director General Nelson Githinji over alleged graft in NYS procurement deals. [PHOTO:BONIFACE OKENDO/STANDARD]

Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru faced members of the National Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) following mounting concerns over financial impropriety in her docket and explained she was not to blame.

Ms Waiguru blamed everyone else and insisted that what was happening in her docket – the misappropriation of public funds and corruption – was not “unique” because even Chief Justice Willy Mutunga had complained of corruption in the Judiciary, while National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale had asked President Uhuru Kenyatta to declare corruption a national disaster.