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MPs brawl over sacking of Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission officials

NAIROBI: A heated exchange between two MPs capped an acrimonious sitting of the National Assembly's Justice and Legal Affairs Committee, which dramatically rescinded its earlier decision and recommended the removal of two senior anti-graft officials.

 

During the meeting, presided over by the Vice Chairperson Priscillah Nyokabi, the MPs said the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) Chairman Mumo Matemu and his deputy Irene Keino must be sacked so as not to jeopardise the fight against corruption.

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