A key whistleblower of brazen corruption at Maasai Mara University has broken his silence for the first time since the exposé aired on Citizen TV on the night of Sunday, September 1, 2019.
The investigative feature compiled by two of the station's journalists, Asha Mwilu and Waihiga Mwaura, included the personal testimony of Spencer Sankale who gave his account on how he believed money was being lost at the institution.
Spencer, who had served as the acting finance officer before his demotion in August 2017, secretly made recordings of illegal cash transactions he was allegedly instructed to make by the school's Vice Chancellor (VC), Professor Mary Walingo.
In another interview with the broadcaster which aired on Tuesday, December 3, Sankale disclosed that his life has never been the same since he lifted the lead on the graft.
He, however, clarified that he made the exposé, not for fame but to highlight the rot that threatened to bring the institution to its knees.
"I have been okay and I've been at work but a lot of things have changed in my life. I can't walk the way I used to walk. There is always that threat.
"The intimidation is there at work and it is mostly a security issue for me whenever I'm out...I have learnt to live with it. For me, it was not for fame but for the conviction I had," he told Citizen TV reporter Asha Mwilu.
On the bright side, however, he revealed that he had received applause from some of his colleagues and even strangers, some who refer to him as Mara Heist.
The other three whistleblowers disclosed that they do not feel safe despite applying for witness protection from the state.
"We applied for witness protection but so far nothing has been done by the agency. We have not received any sought of help from the government. Every time I leave my job in the evening I always feel like I'm being followed," shared Wilberforce Serem who had previously been code-named as John.
Shortly after the exposé, Maasai Mara University VC Walingo was suspended pending investigations but no one has been arrested three months later.
