The Interior CS Fred Matiang’i has noted with concern the number of persons facing economic crimes venturing into politics with special interests in parliamentary and County Assembly seats.

Matiangi expressed his concerns when he met bishops and senior Anglican Church on Tuesday in Nairobi.

He was speaking while cognisant of the recent intelligence report that revealed an estimated 40 per cent of the suspected criminals and their accomplices will form the next government.


“If we are not careful as Kenyans, by the time we are done with this electoral cycle, we would’ve laundered criminals into our elective institutions even up to about 40 per cent,” Mating’i said.

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Matiangi listed money launderers, drug dealers and the infamous ‘wash-wash’ players.


The CS expressed his fears that the country would slide back in its war against corruption, saying that the questionable characters are likely to support laws that favour and make their illicit trade thrive.


He faulted the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) for lacking stringent measures for conducting campaigns by aspirants, saying it poses a serious security threat to the election process.