Ann Waiguru. [Photo/nation.co.ke]
Former Devolution Cabinet Secretary Ann Waiguru has moved to court to challenge the Public Accounts Committee report that recommended she should be barred from holding public office.
Waiguru is eyeing the Kirinyaga governor post in the upcoming general election on a Jubilee Party ticket.
The gubernatorial hopeful wants the High Court to declare null and void the report on the infamous National Youth Service scandal, in which she was adversely mentioned.
PAC recommended that Waiguru should not hold any public office if found guilty by a court of law on the scandal, in which Sh1.6 billion taxpayers’ money was lost.
Through lawyer Mansur Issa, the former CS argues that the recommendation was reached on the basis of uncorroborated and false evidence by an affidavit by one of the key suspects, Josephine Kabura.
"PAC relied on uncorroborated, contradictory and false evidence of Josephine Kabura in her affidavit of February 23, 2016. The claims were the subject of an investigations which concluded Kabura lied on oath and recommended she be charged with false swearing," he said.
Issa said the committee disregarded the evidence of Directorate of Criminal investigations Ndegwa Muhoro, who had investigated the matter and found out that documents relating to the NYS scandal were found in the houses of suspects already facing prosecution.
Waiguru, in her sworn affidavit, denied involvement in the scandal, stating that her name was brought in as a scapegoat to hide those behind the NYS theft.