Former Auditor General Edward Ouko says he is more concerned about his security now more than he was while in office.
Ouko whose constitutional mandate ended on August 26 said he felt more secure as the Auditor General than he is now.
“Sometimes I feel like I was more secure as the Auditor General than I am now. I am concerned about my security now,” he told Citizen TV’s Hussein Mohammed on Tuesday.
"We have to look at the security of holder of the office even after they exit office," he added.
He said during his time in office, there were elements of threats but that did not deter him from effectively carrying out his mandate.
“There were elements of threats… I received odd phone calls from anonymous people…The threats did not worry me but they affected my family. This was reported to the police,” he said.
Ouko was appointed Auditor General on August 27, 2011. According to the Constitution, the holder of that office serves for only one term of 8 years.
He will be remembered for coming up with reports which highlighted massive, and sometimes unnecessary spending of tax payers’ money in both the national and county governments.
He leaves office without a successor as the process to find his replacement is ongoing after President Uhuru Kenyatta declared his office vacant.