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Speaker Justin Muturi trashes EACC graft report on MPs

Jubilee MPs (from left) Alex Muiru, David Kiaraho, Kareke Mbiuki, Kabando wa Kabando and Stephen Kinyanjui after a Kamukunji Tuesday. [PHOTO: BONIFACE OKENDO/STANDARD]

NAIROBI: Speaker Justin Muturi has finally yielded to pressure from MPs and has now gone ahead to rubbish a report by anti-graft czar which exposed massive corruption in the august House.

During an impromptu Kamukunji at Parliament Buildings, MPs threatened to kick out the speaker for inviting the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission (EACC) to investigate allegations that some of them were filing false mileage claims.

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