This archive report was first published on 22 December 2019.
Published on December 22, 2019, Senator Kipchumba Murkomen, the leader of the majority in the Senate, has made a startling claim about the government's intentions in the ongoing war against corruption.
Murkomen alleges that State investigating agencies are working in cahoots to silence Governors allied to Deputy President William Ruto by charging them with corruption.
“Governors, if you do not support BBI and the handshake, they will instigate imaginary corruption cases against you and remove you from office, your cases will go on until 2027,” Murkomen said while speaking in Baringo.
He also defended his decision to represent embattled Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko in court, saying Senators have a duty to protect devolution.
“Many of you are just speaking here but you don’t know the truth. You are busy bashing me for joining Sonko’s defense team. Let me tell you…the first responsibility of the Senate is not oversight. It is to protect devolution. Go and read Article 96 of the Constitution,” he noted.
