Kenya: Two ministers face charges

KENYA’S anti-corruption watchdog had recommended two government ministers be charged with abuse of office, the chief prosecutor said yesterday, two months after President Uhuru Kenyatta ordered a crackdown on graft. The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) had said transport and infrastructure minister Michael Kamau should be charged in relation to the involvement of ministry staff in the embezzlement of funds through a road construction project, Keriako Tobiko said. It also wanted labour minister Kazungu Kambi to face similar charges for irregular appointments to the board of the state pension fund, the director of public prosecutions added. Diplomats and analysts say corruption is endemic in the economy. – Reuters