Former Education Permanent Secretary (PS) Professor James ole Kiyiapi has opened up on how he rejected a bribe of Ksh12 million.
Kiyiapi quit his post as Education PS back in April 2012 to formally launch his bid in the presidential race back in the 2013 General Elections.
The former PS revealed that he declined to sign a tender worth Ksh125 million that would have earned him a kickback of 10%.
"There was a file in the Ministry worth Ksh. 125 million, I was ordered to pass and 10% would be mine, I started imagining what Ksh. 12 million would do for me.
"I went back to the Ministry and I said I'm not signing it, I refused and stood by my decision, I even refused to release a certain payment," claimed Kiyiapi.
Kiyiapi was appointed as the Education PS back in June 2010 after previously serving in the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources where he served until April 2008 when he was moved to the Medical Services Ministry.
The former Presidential candidate reveals that his biggest regret while serving in the public service was working so hard for projects that were later squashed.
During the Ksh4.2 billion Free Primary Education scandal that rocked the Education and Finance Ministry, Kiyiapi was instrumental in pushing for investigations.
He cleared his name by claiming he was not in the Ministry when the graft took place after Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC) director P.L.O Lumumba called for his resignation.
Since his defeat in the 2013 General Elections, Ole Kiyiapi took a back seat in politics despite claiming he would try his shot in the 2017 Elections in which he did not vie.
His revelation comes at a time when the country is grappling with graft claims that include the KEMSA scandal and a number of Governors being charged of corruption.
