Kenyan President William Ruto has established a multi-agency team on the war against corruption (MAT), comprising ten agencies including the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), National Intelligence Service (NIS), Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), and Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), with the Executive Office of the President chairing the team. This move follows Ruto's public accusations of extortion and bribery involving Members of Parliament (MPs) and Senators. The EACC has launched investigations to identify specific MPs implicated in graft, and has revealed ongoing probes into five sitting governors, eleven former governors, and twelve MPs, recommending prosecution for three sitting governors and one former county official. In response, MPs have demanded that President Ruto appear before Parliament to provide evidence supporting his claims, with some threatening to impeach the Speakers of the National Assembly and Senate if he fails to do so. Meanwhile, the formation of the multi-agency team has been challenged in court by four activists who argue that it is unconstitutional and usurps the functions of the EACC. The High Court has suspended the operations of the anti-graft team pending the outcome of the legal challenge. The controversy underscores ongoing tensions between Kenya's Executive and Legislature over corruption allegations and the effectiveness of anti-corruption measures.
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