Haji, Kinoti public spat regrettable- Martha Karua

"That's why we had a pull and shove between the two offices because I could not allow any longer to have cases that did not have the desired threshold and did not meet what was sufficient for us to go to court. And that's why then our posture changed, and we demanded that the DCI should finish all his investigations before we can move to court and make that decision to charge," Haji said on Sunday.

But Karua held that the buck stops with the DPP, whose office is independent and does not need to take direction from anyone.

"The DPP's office enjoys security of tenure, he doesn't act under the direction of any other person. He can direct the DCI, not the other way. It is, therefore, not right that he [Haji] would try to wash his hands off the DCI. What is happening is not right," she said.

The Narc-Kenya leader further said that Haji ought to have resigned from office if he felt pressured, instead of laying his frustrations bare in public.

"If you feel the environment is extremely hostile, quit. If you feel the pressure is too much, please go home rather than do anything contrary to your oath of office."

The DPP on Sunday revealed that the disagreement between his office and that of former DCI boss Kinoti escalated, that he sought the help of former President Uhuru Kenyatta and some interventions were made.

Things, however, slid back to normal soon thereafter.