Governor Waiguru Faces Arrest as Graft Probe is Concluded
As Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru was defecting to Deputy President William Ruto’s UDA camp on Tuesday, detectives were finalizing investigations into corruption allegations at the county government, which could see her arrested as early as next week.
Gathogo Wanjiru 
Also, likely to be charged alongside Waiguru are county Chief Finance Officer Mugo Ndathi, Kirinyaga County Assembly Speaker Anthony Gathumbi, Leader of Majority James Murango, and chairman of the Budget Committee at the county assembly David Mathenge, all who, coincidentally or by design, accompanied her to Ruto’s Karen residence to officially defect to the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) on Tuesday.
Waiguru, like several Ruto allies, has previously accused the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) of engaging in selective prosecution targeting the DP’s allies allegedly due to their political affiliation, allegations the two agencies have repeatedly dismissed.
According to a report by People Daily, they established that the anti-corruption commission has concluded investigations into the planned payment of millions of shillings for a dubious land survey tender by the Kirinyaga County government and payment of questionable allowances to the governor and county officials.
The commission has since recommended the arrest and prosecution of Waiguru, Ndathi, Gathumbi, Murango, and Mathenge for their role in the alleged scandal.
They are expected to answer to charges of conspiracy to commit an economic crime, abuse of office, false accounting, deception, and forgery.
Yesterday, EACC confirmed that it had completed investigations and planned to hand over the files to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP) Noordin Haji any time next week.
The commission further dismissed claims that the investigations were motivated by a witch hunt as opposed to credible evidence of financial impropriety.
