The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) Chairperson, David Oginde, has spoken about the challenges he has faced since assuming office, including a recent plot to remove him before the end of his tenure.
Speaking during the International Anti-Corruption Day in Nairobi on Monday, 9 December, Oginde disclosed that some state operatives had orchestrated a plan to force him out of office.
Oginde stated that he survived the attempt due to the robust protections afforded by the Constitution of Kenya.
He further noted that the Speaker of the National Assembly, Moses Wetang'ula, firmly resisted the motion when it was presented in Parliament.
''They are already trying to get me out, Parliament almost tried to get me out the other day. Thank God for the law that the Speaker upheld and now am already standing here as chair of EACC,'' Oginde revealed.
The preacher-turned-anti-graft crusader, however, affirmed that he would not be intimidated by threats to his position, stating that he is unafraid of leaving office should the distractions persist.
Oginde also recounted an incident where a police officer unknowingly arrested him while he was driving. Despite pressure to pay a bribe, he firmly refused to do so.
''I remember an incident near Yaya Centre where a police officer insisted that I had to bribe him. I tried every means including telling him that he would take me to a police station and he refused, but according to my stand I refused,'' he narrated.
Oginde was appointed by President William Ruto to head the EACC, with hopes that his deep religious background and record at the pulpit would push him to reverse the integrity story in Kenya.
However, his critics have in the past accused him of doing little to handle the ever-increasing corruption cases witnessed in the government.
This is particularly evident in the rampant corruption currently affecting the government's Ministries, Departments, and State Agencies (MDAs).
