This archive report was first published on 25 August 2020.
On August 25, 2020, a group of parliamentary leaders from the Jubilee Party and the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) called on the investigating agencies to take charge of the alleged coronavirus scandal in the country.
Speaking during the third National Assembly leadership caucus, Majority leader Amos Kimunya and his minority counterpart John Mbadi emphasized that the matter should be left for the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) to investigate.
"Let the investigating agencies do their work. The ODM party has a lot of faith in the DCI and EACC," said John Mbadi.
Kimunya echoed the sentiments of the minority leader by asking the Parliament to concentrate on the law-making process to address graft issues.
"Ours is to legislate and come up with the law that will seal all the loopholes and prevent corruption," added Kimunya.
The majority leader also urged the investigating agencies to speed up their investigations regarding the alleged Covid-19 scam and bring to book all the perpetrators.
The National Assembly is currently holding the event at the Ole-Sereni Hotel in Nairobi, where MPs are discussing the current matters of national interest, including the elusive County Revenue Allocation bill and the steps taken by the nation in the implementation of the 2010 Constitution.
