It is an acid test for Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) after his father Garissa County Senator Mohamed Yusuf Haji being linked to the grabbing of 84 acres of land in Mombasa, as reported by a local daily.
The Muhammad Swazuri-led National Land Commissioner (NLC) on Tuesday embarked on unmasking Kenyans who acquired large tracts of land through illegal channels before Haji’s father was named Kazungu Moli, through its representative, Harry Chogo.
The senator allegedly sold the land to Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
Haji has been committed to fighting corruption since he took over the office.
The DPP is now torn between pushing for justice and protecting a man who raised him.
In an interview with The BBC, President Uhuru Kenyatta said that there is no untouchable when it comes to the fight against the vice.
“We can even go back to my grandfather, great-grandfather...What we own, and what we have is known to the public. If there is an instance where someone can say what we have done is not legitimate, say it, and we are ready to face any court,” he said.
Some powerful Kenyans including former Nairobi Governor Dr Evans Kidero and Deputy ChiefJustice Philomena Mwilu have been arrested over graft since Haji took over the office.