The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has escalated Bungoma Senator Moses Wetangula's woes with a plan to revive his 9-year old scandal that cost him his ministerial job.
According to a report by The Star, the agency is mulling over revisiting the Ksh1 billion scandal that forced Wetangula to give up his Foreign Affairs ministerial position in 2010.
It is believed that in the revival, the senator's file would be among the first ones to be investigated in the scandal that involved the Tokyo Embassy.
This case is just one of the many that the Upper Hill-based commission is considering re-opening since its former CEO Halakhe Waqo and his deputy Michael Mubea vacated the office.
“The CEO and the board believe some of these cases were not properly handled and that there may be good reason to revisit them,” stated a commissioner from EACC.
Reports indicate that the administration at the time declined free property that was offered by Japan and instead splashed Ksh1.6 Billion, which was withheld from the sale of a Kenyan property in Nigeria, to buy a less suitable property.
According to a police statement, Wetangula and two others reportedly authorised the acquisition of the inflated property while they were “aware that a fair market price could have been obtained had proper procurement procedures been adhered to.”
They were charged with abuse of office in procuring the embassy and ambassador’s residence in Tokyo at a price of Ksh1.4 billion.
This comes at a time the senator is entangled in a fake gold scam worth Ksh400 million involving some high ranking individuals from the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
On May 21, Citizen TV reported that the DCI had authenticated Wetangula's voice in the leaked audio clip that went viral on social media.
