The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Keriako Tobiko has denied claims of bias in prosecuting those implicated in corruption.
Tobiko has asked politicians to stop dragging politics into the war against corruption and instead allow independent offices to do their work independently.
The DPP says that a move by a section of politicians to politicise the war on graft could hamper the process.
In a statement to the media on Wednesday, Tobiko said that his office will not allow politicians to interfere with its work.
The DPP in the statement alleged a plot by a section of politicians to sabotage the fight against corruption through politicisation.
Tobiko however said that his office will not give room to politicians to interfere with the ongoing war on corruption.
“We are not going to allow politicians to drag our legal processes into parochial political theatrics meant to defeat justice,” said Tobiko in the statement.
Tobiko who was reacting to claims by Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (Cord) leader Raila Odinga that his office was shielding the prosecution of Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru over the alleged loss of Sh791 Million at the National Youth Service (NYS) termed the allegations as baseless.
Raila in a statement to the media on Tuesday had termed the DPP’s recommendation to prosecute Devolution Principal Secretary Peter Mangiti and NYS Director General Nelson Githinji over the loss of Sh791Million as a cover up for real beneficiaries of the fund.
Odinga had alleged that the Prosecution of Mangiti, Githinji and 26 other officials at the NYS was a plot by the government to cover up the truth on the alleged massive corruption at the Devolution Ministry.
Tobiko has rubbished the assertions by Odinga terming them malicious. He said that the recommendation to prosecute depends on the evidence provided and the rule of law.
He said that his office will not be intimidated by politicians adding that he will continue to follow the rule of law in recommending prosecution of graft suspects.
On Monday, the DPP recommended the prosecution of PS Mangiti and Githinji plus 26 other officials.
Meanwhile, Thika Member of Parliament (MP) Alice Ng’ang’a has asked independent offices mandated to fight graft to up their game and tame runaway graft which he says threatens to derail development by Jubilee government.
Ng’ang’a said that corruption is a big hindrance to realisation of development. She warned against personalisation of graft saying that some politicians were using it to fight other innocent people.
“We must not allow some people to use the name of corruption to taint the image and personality of innocent hardworking Kenyans,” she said during a meeting with local chiefs at Thika Town on Tuesday.