By LYNET IGADWAHMore by this AuthorAuditor-General Edward Ouko has cited political interference as a major impediment to his office’s independence. Mr Ouko told his African peers at a Nairobi meeting Monday that the political class and the executive were not pleased with his work of exposing corruption in Kenya, culminating in a bid to oust him from office. Mr Ouko has presented annual reports revealing billions of shillings of taxpayers’ money that cannot be adequately accounted for. You may recall there was an attempt to oust me from office just the other day,” Mr Ouko said. Early last month, State House accused Mr Ouko of breaching the Constitution by failing to submit progress reports to President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Source: Daily Nation May 08, 2017 18:33 UTC