Barely days after the Ethics and Anti-Corruption commission CEO Hon. Twalib Mbarak fired a veiled attack on Siaya County Gov Hon James Orengo hinging that he will be soon arrested over massive looting, the latter appears to be unmoved and is now daring the EACC to go after him.
Orengo in his statement, accused the EACC Chief Executive Officer Twalib Mbarak of making reckless, irresponsible and unjustified sentiments aimed at intimidating him.
According to Orengo, EACC’s comments on his potential graft probe were nothing new to him with the governor terming the move as a provocative one.
“Complaints in regard thereto have been made many a time. But apropos the Governor, we say bring it on without delay,” the governor commented.
James Orengo delivers a keynote speech during a past political meeting
Orengo’s remarks came shortly after Twalib Mbarak mentioned that a prominent governor, who also practised law, was under the commission’s scrutiny.
The development was triggered after Siaya Gov James Orengo appeared to defend the former Finance CS Hon. Ukur Yatani who is facing allegations of massive looting during his era as finance CS and his era when he was the Gov of Wajir.
In his Defence statement, James Orengo said that Ukur Yatani is a normal Kenyan who deserves to be represented in a court of law by any trained lawyer.
Meanwhile Speaking at the Commission’s workshop, Mbarak stated that detectives from EACC would imminently take action against the Siaya governor, whom they accused of graft involvement.
“Yesterday the noise they made one of the people there was a governor and his county is on our red flag so you can tell that lawyer-cum-governor we may end up in his place very soon,” Twalib Mbraka stated while referencing Siaya Governor James Orengo.
