An affidavit filed in court has claimed that top officials at the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) received millions in bribe to stop the investigations into the NYS scandal.
The documents allege that EACC CEO Halakhe Waqo received Ksh300 million from the NYS suspects to conceal evidence about the masterminds of the heist.
The bribe was allegedly received to cover the names of several governors and a Cabinet Secretary listed in the graft.
[caption caption="EACC chairman Eliud Wabukhala with Halakhe Waqo"]
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Adan Guracha, a lead detective into the scandal who filed the affidavit, reportedly discovered the information linking Waqo to the 2015/2016 NYS graft.
Guracha, an officer in the Department of Intelligence and Operations at the EACC also swore the affidavit in court.
After an internal lifestyle audit, it was found that Waqo invested the proceeds in a six-storey building in Isiolo.
Guracha also alleged that he was directed to discontinue investigations into the fraudulent compensation of the Lamu Coal-fired Power Generation project in 2017.
“When he tabled information linking Dido and Sons limited to the fraudulent pay of over Ksh100 million, Waqo intimidated him and directed him to handle other cases,” the affidavit read.
Waqo also reportedly terminated investigations into alleged tax evasion by a sugar importation company linked to him.
“The claimant, Waqo was involved in investigations into Interpel and Focus Limited owned by Feisal Basal who is his business partner and associate. He discontinued the investigations since he was a direct beneficiary of the tax evasion,” the document stated.
Waqo also illegally terminated Guracha for launching the investigation.
[caption caption="Waqo together with National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi"]
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