Transparency International Kenya (TIK), on Friday, May 26, withdrew a leadership integrity award conferred to the Director of Public Prosecution Noordin Haji in 2019. Haji was accused of eroding public confidence in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP). Haji was thus ordered to return the certificate and a plaque he received in line with the award. Responding to the allegations raised, Haji, on Monday, May 22, argued that he was entitled by the law to withdraw cases which lacked sufficient evidence. The cases Haji withdrew included graft suits involving Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, and Cabinet Secretaries Aisha Jumwa and Mithika Linturi.

Source: The Star May 26, 2023 11:05 UTC