The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee (JLAC) now say that they are keen to establish how public funds are being used.
According to EACC chairman Bishop David Oginde, the commission was investigating past and present projects in the country to establish whether taxpayers got value for their money.
Addressing the press on the sidelines of the meetings, Oginde said that the commission would not work in isolation in fighting graft in the country.
“We are aware of the rising debts and the commission will continue with its investigations on current and past projects where the country could have lost taxpayers cash,” he said.
This emerged during a meeting between EACC senior officers and members of the parliamentary committee in Sawela Lodge in Naivasha.
Oginde denied allegations that the Naivasha retreat was a follow-up to the State House meeting between the President and Judiciary over allegations of graft.
On his part, the JLAC Chair George Murugara said that the committee fully supported investigations as to how public funds are being used in the running of projects.
"The committee could continue to support EACC through the right legislative and budgetary allocation in dealing with graft," he said.
The Tharaka MP at the time rejected calls to give EACC prosecutorial powers noting that the commission could not investigate and prosecute its cases.
This was echoed by EACC CEO Twalik Mbarak who noted calls of prosecutorial powers had its pros and cons adding that this would be misused on political grounds.
He was however quick to add that they were working closely with ODPP noting that low budgetary allocation, low staff in the judiciary and bad leadership were affecting their work.
“We have counties like Kisumu which are doing very well in the use of public funds but many others are flouting the law and misusing public funds,” he said.
On the recent gas explosion in Embakasi, he said that EACC was not involved in investigations, noting that other government agencies were working on the case.
