Anti-Corruption Court Chief Magistrate Douglas Ogoti has challenged all agencies mandated to deal with corruption to address the issue of legislative gaps. Ogoti said though agencies like EACC and the DCI have done a commendable job in pursuing corruption cases, there exist numerous gaps that have crippled their efforts. Ogoti said for instance most of the corruption cases are handled in the old fashioned way despite having a new constitution in place. He said there is a great need for parliamentarians to review how corruption cases should be handled even as the country steps up war on graft. He added, “The relevant bodies must then disclose witness statements, charge sheet, criminal records where relevant, expert evidence, relevant transcripts of interviews, video, audio recordings and photographs before files are accepted in courts”.

Source: The Star August 27, 2020 16:41 UTC