Monday, July 8, 2024 - Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has found himself on the wrong side of the streets after voting in favour of an amendment to the Conflict-of-Interest Bill, 2023.
This was after it emerged that
Sifuna was among the 25 senators who okayed the amendment moved in the Upper
House by Narok senator Ledama Olekina.
Olekina sought to have state
officials allowed to do business with the government directly.
Sifuna was among the supporters
of the amendment to the Conflict-of-Interest Bill, 2023.
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption
Commission (EACC) came out strongly blasting the lawmakers for what it said was
suppressing its effort to combat graft.
Following the 25 senators'
bipartisan approval of the bill in May this year, it was sent to the National
Assembly for consensus before President William Ruto's assent.
If enacted, the new law would
allow, among others, governors, senators, MPs, Cabinet Secretaries, and
parastatal seniors to transact business with the state without the obligation
of accountability, and in the process enhance corruption in government.
Kenyans took offense at Sifuna
given that he has constantly carried himself as a people's political and social
crusader who has always advocated against corruption in government.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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