In sworn affidavits filed at the Kisumu High Court, Mr Bob Kephas Otieno through his advocate Erick Ojuro, asked for an “urgent” court intervention arguing that the ongoing investigations had reportedly stalled the activities of the Assembly. The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) officers raided the offices of the Clerk and Principal Accountant Maurice Amek in March, over suspicions that they had embezzled millions of shillings from the county government. Mr Otieno fled soon after the anti-graft officers arrived, while Mr Amek was detained as the officers searched two of his houses in different estates in Homa Bay town. In his affidavit, the clerk argued that the raid by EACC was in breach of rules of natural justice and the law. “The DPP and EACC should not be allowed to usurp the roles of devolved governments provided by statute and the Constitution of Kenya,” Mr Otieno says in his affidavit.

Source: Daily Nation May 30, 2017 18:56 UTC