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Machakos Senator Johnstone Muthama address a press conference on how Sh 5 Billion was stolen in the Ministry of Health Via IFMIS by top Jubilee operatives 29/10/2016. Photo by WILLIS AWANDU
Yesterday, opposition leaders Raila Odinga (ODM), Musalia Mudavadi (ANC), Moses Wetang’ula (Bungoma Senator), Johnstone Muthama (Machakos Senator), and three lawmakers repeated calls for President Kenyatta to resign on the grounds that he had failed to contain graft.
The pressure mounted as directors of companies mentioned in the ministry’s internal audit report reached out to the local media to defend their businesses against claims of wrong doing. (See separate story)
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