Auditor General Edward Ouko. [Photo: kenya-today.com]The High Court has quashed proceedings of a National Assembly committee’s proceedings against Auditor-General Edward Ouko.On Friday Justice George Odunga ruled that the proceedings of the Departmental Committee on Finance and Trade failed the test of fair administrative action.The judge, however, declined to quash the decision by Parliament to investigate Mr Ouko over alleged abuse of office. Thus, Parliament can still summon him but do the investigations within the law.The House investigations followed a petition filed by one Emmanuel Mwagonah, who wants Mr Ouko removed from office.He further claimed that Mr Ouko had been allocated five cars, some of which are used by his wife and daughter.“These vehicles include two Mercedes Benz, a Toyota Land-Cruiser VX, a Volkswagen Passat and a Nissan Patrol. All the above vehicles have private plates,” Mwagonah said as quoted by Nation.The auditor is also accused of failing to submit reports to the President and Parliament at the end of financial years, giving a firm that was supposed to be auditing his office other work, and buying an office at a cost of Sh10 million in Mombasa, which was never used.Ouko further argued that it contravenes the Petition to Parliament Act and the Standing Orders as it failed to indicate that the subject matter has been dealt with by the Director of Public Prosecutions

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