The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has said that no one will be exempted from the ongoing investigations into the alleged mismanagement of Covid-19 donations at Kemsa.
In a statement released on Monday, the commission said that three Kenya Medical Supplies Agency employees have been suspended by the board to pave the way for further investigations over irregularities in procurement regulations.
The three are CEO Jonah Mwangi, Charles Juma (head of procurement), and Eliud Mureithi (commercial director).
The commission said that the media reports highlighting mismanagement of Covid-19 funds came when its officers were already probing the matter.
“We wish to reassure the public that the investigations are already going on to verify these allegations with a view of taking appropriate actions against public officers who may be involved in accordance with the law,” part of the EACC statement reads.
EACC added that it will continue to escalate the war against corruption and unethical conduct as per the Constitution.
Members of the public have also been asked to continue to support the commission in order to ensure that transparent and accountable service delivery for their benefit.
Kemsa has been in the spotlight after it emerged that officials dished out tenders to mysterious entities under the cover of the Covid-19 pandemic.
This came hot on the heels of an audit that exposed procurement and financial irregularities that put at risk more than Sh100 billion of donor funds and taxpayers’ money.
But while appearing before the National Assembly Health committee chaired by Murang’a Woman Representative Sabina Chege over queries on the expenditure of Covid-19 funds, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe dismissed that Covid-19 funds have been mismanaged.
Kagwe dismissed claims that the Covid-19 billion can’t be accounted for as built on “theories and innuendos that are just fiction.”
The CS on Monday said it was prudent to wait for the ongoing probe by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission to draw a conclusion into what may have happened at the agency.