Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has strongly refuted claims that it refused to clear Wycliffe Oparanya for appointment as a Cabinet Secretary, calling these allegations a "false narrative".
The Commission said that in its role in the integrity vetting of candidates for public office under the current law, it cannot clear or bar anyone from holding any office in the land.
"It is not within our mandate. What the Commission does is provide facts on record regarding the integrity status of each candidate as of the material date, without passing any judgment," EACC said.
"The Commission did this for all the CS nominees upon the request of Parliament. It is now up to the Parliamentary Vetting Committee to decide what to do with that information."
EACC further said that there is nowhere in their letter to the National Assembly where it recommended that anybody should or should not be cleared or appointed.
"The said letter is part of Parliamentary records and anyone can get a copy and read for themselves," the commission said.
In the same clarification, the Commission said "in our communication with the DPP on his change of mind on the prosecution of Oparanya is a completely different and broader issue and in response to his letter to the Commission on the same."
