Wash Wash Gang Planning Parliament Takeover, Matiang’i Dossier
Wash Wash Gang Planning Parliament Takeover, Interior Cabinet Secretary, Fred Matiang’i Has Revealed in His Dossier.
Interior Cabinet Secretary, Fred Matiang’i, has warned that gangs of money launderers and other criminals are plotting to take over Parliament after the August polls.
Speaking during a forum of stakeholders in the criminal justice system on Tuesday, May 10, Matiang’i noted the money launderers, better known as wash wash gang, are taking advantage of the flaccid financial state to manipulate the electoral process by compromising the voter.
The meeting was attended by the Chief Justice Martha Koome, the Director of Public Prosecutions, Noordin Haji, the Inspector General of Police, Hilary Mutyambai, the Commissioner General of Prisons, Brig (Rtd) John Warioba, National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) chair, Rev Samuel Kobia, and DCI boss, George Kinoti, among other senior government employees.
The CS warned that the country risks having a big number of criminals in Parliament because they can buy their way into government with money gained via illicit activity.
“We could end up laundering criminals of unprecedented standards into our elective offices. We might have over 40 per cent of them elected if we allow these ‘wash wash’ gangs and other criminals to bribe their way in the coming elections,” warned Matiang’i.
The CS stated that there has been an exponential increase in digitally-driven crimes and failure to amend suitable laws on intelligence and prosecution was also giving an escape window to repeat offenders.
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He further stated that he was frustrated with the prosecution process and that suspects who use social media to abuse the judicial system have received lenient treatment.
He cited the easy access to bonds as a major setback in discouraging the vice.
“We have the challenge of multiple bonds issued by our courts. Some of the people who have been arrested are enjoying their eighth, ninth or tenth bond. This, of course, does little to deter others from engaging an army of bloggers to character assassinate others,” he added.
The Interior CS noted there has been worrying misuse of social media, arguing that this was another alarming source of concern on election security and credibility.
Notably, CS Matiang’i exculpated the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) from blame for the feeble regulatory framework on campaign financing, stating an ideal tough legal administration would need a multi-sectoral approach.
The National Assembly recently amended the Elections Act to delete sections that sought to limit the amount of money a contestant can spend while seeking an elective seat.
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