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MPs pass report to bar former Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru from holding public office

Anne Waiguru
Kirinyaga aspirant Governor Anne Waiguru cast her vote at Kiamugumo primary school in Gichugu constituency on April 24, 2017. [PHOTO: Mose Sammy, Standard]

MPs have passed a report that may deal a blow to the political career of former Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru.

The lawmakers voted to adopt a report on the multi-billion National Youth Service (NYS) scandal by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that recommended Waiguru, a Kirinyaga Jubilee Party aspiring governor, barred from holding public office over the saga.

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