Embakasi East MP, Babu Owino, in the wee hours of Saturday morning, penned a personal open letter asking for an inquiry into Interior Cabinet Secretary, Fred Matiang'i.
In the letter, Babu argued that it was wrong for the CS to christen the betting industry 'evil' arguing that most of the players were law-abiding and paid their taxes.
He further slammed Matiang'i accusing him of targeting certain businesses for his own selfish personal gain.
"The Cabinet Secretary for Interior, Fred Matiangi, earlier this year, launched a public campaign against the betting industry. In his well-choreographed script designed to turn public sentiment against law abiding, tax paying businesses, he went as far as describing the betting industry as evil.
"Kenyans were led to believe that this was a moral campaign by Matiangi but recent events clearly show that this was a personal war targeting certain businesses for his own selfish personal gain," argued Owino.
The youthful leader further claimed that the CS made his decisions based on an outdated Betting Licensing and Control Act.
"The CS is relying on the Betting Licensing and Control Act dating back to 1966 before county governments came into existence. This outdated act has since been overtaken by the Constitution of Kenya 2010.
"Furthermore, this purported suspension only affects the mainstream betting companies which employ thousands of Kenyans while those in which he has an interest remain operational," continued the lawmaker.
He, therefore, called upon detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and those from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to look into the matter.
"I call upon the EACC and the DCI to investigate this clear and blatant abuse of office by CS Matiangi. He escaped responsibility in the Ruaraka land saga and now thinks that he can do as he pleases. CS Matiangi must know that even principal cabinet secretaries are accountable to the law!" Added Owino.
