The Senate has supported calls for the disbandment of the Ethics and Anti-corruption Authority, over the integrity issues that have rocked the independent body.
The Senate said EACC had shown lack of will to carry out its mandate, adding thatvtime was ripe for commissioners to go home and pave way for new ones.
Senate’s committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget said Kenyans had no faith with the troubled EACC, and called for its dismissal.
The committee chairman Billow Kerrow said the image of EACC was at stake, and that it was time officers holding independent offices showed commitment to fighting corruption.
The committee also called for reconstitution of several National assembly committees that have been rocked with claims of corruption among its members.
Kerrow said the integrity of parliament was dented by reports that several MPs had received bribes to alter various reports.
He said that parliament has its own mechanisms of investigation on corruption cases, and exuded confidence that the matter will be investigated fully.
The Mandera Senator was addressing the press during the opening of a three day committee retreat at the Great Rift Valley lodge in Naivasha.
Several independent commissions attended the high level meeting that has been skipped by EACC and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations despite being invited.
He said corruption was gaining its roots in the country, and accused the top leadership of lacking the political will to handle the vice.
Committee vice chair Peter Mositet echoed the sentiments, saying committees of parliament that have integrity issues should be disbanded and new members appointed to handle them.
During the meeting, the committee expressed its reservations on the manner in which county governments were handling financial resources allocated to them.
Kerrow said there were reports of mismanagement, saying revenue collection from local sources had dropped to alarming levels.
On his part, Senate minority leader Moses Wetangula said the office of the auditor general did have the requisite strength to discharge its mandate thereby creating a room for corruption.
Wetangula said the law was clear that the office needed to make a report of proper audited accounts something that has not been done.