Kikuyu constituency MP Kimani Ichungwa wants individuals mentioned and implicated in the NYS scam and other graft scandals to stop dragging the names of their parties into the scandals and carry their own crosses.
Addressing residents at Kikuyu Town on Saturday, Ichungwa asked the individuals to stop dragging their tribes into their problems and face the allegations individually.
He claimed some people were using the names of their parties to defend themselves.
Ichungwa said corruption should be dealt with at an individual level and not on the basis of one’s party or tribe.
“People who have been mentioned or linked to graft scandals should carry their own crosses individually and also defend themselves individually,” he said.
He aded. “It is not right for people to start dragging their parties or tribes into their issues.”
The Kikuyu MP said that graft will be fought effectively if people are dealt with individually and not as a group.
Ichungwa also said that it is necessary for people who have been implicated to step aside and allow for investigations.
He said that corruption scandals involving government officers are tainting the image of the Jubilee government and also the country.
The MP urged independent agencies responsible for investigating and prosecuting economic crimes to move with haste and have suspects charged in court.
He also called for recovery of stolen assets and properties from suspects.
Last week in a sworn affidavit, embattled former Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru implicated National Assembly majority leader Aden Duale, Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen and Deputy President's personal assistant Farouke Kibet in the Sh791 million NYS scam.
Duale and Murkomen have since distanced themselves from the allegations accusing Waiguru of being used to cause division in the Jubilee government.
This comes as a section of leaders in the opposition call for disbandment of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) over claims of conducting shoddy investigations into the NYS scam.