In a letter to Felix Koskei, head of the public service, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) requested verified copies of Fred Matiang’i’s wealth declaration, who was formerly the interior cabinet secretary.
A source close to the EACC revealed that the commission wants Koskei to make the former civil servant’s financial disclosures public.
The insider claims that the commission is interested in learning how Matiang’i’s fortune increased over the ten years that he worked as a CS for President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Twalib Mbarak, the chief executive of the commission, reportedly had the ex-CS under investigation and planned to use the data as proof.
The EACC reported that, in accordance with Section 30(1)(4)(b) of the Public Officers Ethics Act, they had expanded their inquiry in a letter dated Monday, February 27.
The letter, which was signed by Mbarak, states that “The Commission desires to seek for Certified Copies of Declaration of Income, Assets and Liabilities forms for years 2012 to 2022, including the first and final disclosures.”
In addition to that the Commission’s chief executive designated EACC employees Abdul Low and Paul Mugwe to spearhead the case by collecting the documents from Koskei’s office at Harambee House.
The former CS will now have to deal with this fresh hurdle following an alleged police raid on his home on February 8 in the evening.
The raid, which was denounced by Azimio leader Raila Odinga, was denied by both the police and the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI).
A week later, DCI officers conducted a raid on Matiang’i’s residence in an effort to purportedly recover CCTV material that would support their contention that they did not conduct the February 8 raid.
The former CS was later served with a summons by the DCI ordering him to appear at their headquarters to give a statement in order to assist investigations into the allegedly unlawful nighttime raid on his home
With the help of his attorney, Danston Omari, Matiang’i was able to successfully contest the summons by claiming that the DCI never actually served his client.
Fred Matiang’s monthly basic pay as a cabinet secretary was Ksh924,000, according to the Salary and Remuneration Commission (SRC), minus allowances.
Together with his monthly salary, Matiangi received a number of state benefits and allowances as part of his job as a cabinet secretary.
At the time, he also made money through dividends, lands and plantations, real estate, and multimillion dollar enterprises.
The former CS also has a lavish estate in his own county of Nyamira that is thought to be worth millions, as well as a palace in Karen that is worth millions and where he lives with his family.
