Deputy President William Ruto and suspended Lands Cabinet Secretary Charity Ngilu have been named by Kenyans as the most corrupt leaders in the country
In an IPSOS poll, Ngilu was ranked first at 50 per cent, while Ruto came in second at 31 per cent.
Devolution CS Anne Waiguru was third at 28 per cent, followed by Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero and suspended Transport CS Michael Kamau, who tied at seven per cent, The Star reports.
The IPSOS poll ranked Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka at four per cent, while President Uhuru Kenyatta and IEBC chairman Isaac Hassan were at three per cent.
CORD leader Raila Odinga was ranked 17th at one per cent.
The survey comes even as Ngilu along with other suspended Cabinet Secretaries await their fate in court, following recommendation by the EACC to have some of them charged with corruption.
Ngilu was among public servants who stepped down to allow for investigations into graft allegations.
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She was linked to the Karen land saga and was also accused of frustrating investigations by EACC detectives. She allegedly directed Ministry officials not to avail documents or record statements with the detectives.
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The DP has also been linked to land related scandals in the past.
The most notable scandal was accusations that he was the 'private developer' who had allegedly grabbed public land belonging to Lang'ata Primary school.
While Mr Ruto admitted to having shares in the Weston hotel, he denied being involved in the alleged grabbing.
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On her part, Waiguru was at pains to explain a recent Sh828.6 Million scandal at the National Youth Service.
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