This archive report was first published on 14 December 2019.
On Friday, December 13, 2019, President Uhuru Kenyatta was in Garissa, commissioning the 50MW Garissa Solar Power Plant, while governors were left to deliberate on the fate of Mike Sonko (Nairobi), Ferdinand Waititu (Kiambu), and Moses Lenolkulal (Samburu), who had been barred from accessing their offices.
The governors, who had sought to meet the President, were left to express their concerns about who would be the next casualty in the war against corruption, which is steadily gaining momentum.
At least nine governors are under the radar of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on suspicion of corruption and abuse of office, including Alfred Mutua (Machakos), Granton Samboja (Taita Taveta), Charity Ngilu (Kitui), Okoth Obado (Migori), Alex Tolgos (Elgeyo Marakwet), Muthomi Njuki (Tharaka Nithi), Mwangi wa Iria (Muranga), and Mohamud Ali (Marsabit).
A governor who attended the meeting confirmed that they are keenly monitoring the situation and would issue a statement on Monday.
"We have noted that the rulings in the cases touching on the three governors currently in the cold, that is Sonko, Waititu and the Samburu one (Lenolkulal) have peculiar similarities, especially the bond terms. The rulings are very consistent. We will again meet on Monday and issue a major statement," said the governor.
