The government has withdrawn from Parliament its proposed radical anti-corruption laws, exposing turf wars rocking agencies fighting graft. However, it has emerged that inter-agency squabbling triggered the withdrawal following spirited protests by the Asset Recovery Agency. “The Statute Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020, will proceed as though the withdrawn statutes were not part of the Bill as published,” he said. She said the amendments to POCAMLA to introduce EACC officers as authorised to seize assets can be challenged in court. The withdrawn amendments sought to tighten anti-graft laws with President Uhuru Kenyatta seeking to make the war part of his legacy.

Source: The Star July 17, 2020 02:03 UTC