Auditor General Edward Ouko has moved to court to sue President Uhuru Kenyatta and the National Assembly including Speaker Justin Muturi and Clerk Justin Bundi.
Ouko, who is on the verge of dismissal from his Auditor General position, is seeking to block Muturi from making damaging recommendations against him to the President.
The Auditor General has been under fire from February over allegations that he was misusing public funds for his own personal use. He was accused of using upto KSh 1 million on a personal call through his I pad.
Furthermore, Ouko has been accused of the irregular authorization of audit software to amounts of KSh 100 million.
Following the mass accusations, a dismissal letter was soon initiated against the Auditor General.
Ouko now alleges that he was never given ample time to adequately defend himself, adding that his dismissal comes with little explanation of his accuses and grounds of accusation.
Through his lawyer Otiende Amollo, Ouko says his rights have severely been violated.
“Given the malicious nature, the unprecedented fast-tracking and the unfair manner that the process was undertaken, he is apprehensive that the process will irreparably violate his fundamental rights and freedoms. It therefore in the interests of justice that this matter be certified extremely urgent,” his lawyer was quoted as saying by the media.
The case is currently being heard in Parliament.
