Karua Calls for DPP Noordin Haji’s Resignation, Says He is Morally Unfit to Hold Office

Nark-Kenya party leader Martha Karua has called for the resignation of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji, saying he is morally unfit to hold public office.

Karua cited Haji’s recent remarks on his working relationship with former Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) George Kinoti, who resigned on September 27th.

Haji claims Kinoti misled his office to believe that there was concrete evidence in the Sh7.3 billion graft case against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, adding that the DCI director pushed him to prosecute Gachagua through the media.

“Over time, we discovered that the DCI was not serious in availing concrete evidence for cases. That is why we had a push-and-pull between the two offices. We could not proceed with the cases that didn’t meet our threshold. They lacked sufficient evidence to be presented in court,” Haji told KTN News in an interview.

On Monday, Karua said the remarks by Haji prove that he is morally unfit to hold the office and should step down or be fired.

“Any public officer especially a senior who says I was forced to do, or say reveals themselves to be morally unfit to hold office and should resign or be fired,” Karua said on Tuesday.

“Swearing a false affidavit is a crime and DPP Haji ought to be taking steps against any DCI officer and any witness who confessed to have perjured themselves, otherwise we are being treated to a charade orchestrated to sanitize the politically correct.”

She also faulted Haji for dropping graft cases against some leaders allied to President Ruto, saying the office of the DPP should give room to the courts to determine cases.

“The reason we have public trials is to allow the court of public opinion to judge for themselves if the process is fair and if the evidence warrants whatever action the court takes. Why can’t DPP Haji let the courts of law and the court of public opinion make a determination upon tendering the evidence publicly in all these high-profile matters?” she posed.

“Let every person including DPP Haji bear responsibility for their actions present and previous as our laws demand.”