Two Cabinet Secretaries could be forced out of office after two parliamentary committees recommended the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to probe their actions leading into last year’s importation of contaminated sugar into the country.
However, this will only come to pass if the National Assembly adopts the report of the joint committees on Agriculture and Livestock, and Trade, Industry and Cooperatives that has recommended Cabinet Secretaries Henry Rotich (Treasury) and Adan Mohamed (East African Community) to be held culpable for endangering the lives of Kenyans.
If adopted, the two could be forced out to pave the way for investigations.
The report of the committee, co-chaired by Mandera South MP Adan Ali and his Kieni colleague Kanini Kega, was tabled in the House yesterday evening. Drama marked its writing stage, with some members storming out of sessions held at Nairobi’s Panari Hotel.
The report also wants former Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Willy Bett, now the Kenyan High Commissioner to India, to be investigated for aiding 14 companies to import the commodity without paying duty.