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NOT HOW TO BE “IRON LADY”!
Cabinet Secretary Charity Kaluki Ngilu once allegedly physically assaulted an
officer in Kenya’s Lands Ministry
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A Kenyan magistrate's court has charged Lands Minister
Charity Kaluki Ngilu with obstructing an investigation into fraudulent land
transactions, the deputy director of public prosecutions said on Friday.
Ngilu, a close ally of
President Uhuru Kenyatta, pleaded not guilty. She was released on a cash bail
of 1 million shillings.
The charges came three
months after the president ordered a crackdown on corruption.
Kenyatta had said he
would make the fight against graft a priority, but critics say he has failed to
root out corrupt officials in a nation where corruption is seen as a major
obstacle to business, law enforcement and provision of public services.
In March, following a
report by Kenya's anti-corruption watchdog, Kenyatta suspended dozens of senior
officials, including Ngilu.
"Kenya's land minister
was charged alongside other suspects after a magistrate found there was not
enough evidence to separate the charges facing suspended minister," Jacob
Ondari,, deputy director of public prosecutions, told Reuters.
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