Kanu Secretary-General Nick Salat has formally written to the Kenya Anti Corruption Commission over the withdrawal of Sh5.6 million from the party's account which he claims was illegal.
In his letter to KACC director PLO Lumumba, Salat claimed the withdrawal “borders on corruption, if not outright fraud” arguing that he was not involved yet he is a signatory to the account and the party’s accounting officer.
But yesterday, Kanu organising secretary Justin Muturi, who signed the cheque alongside party treasurer Ali Mohammed defended the withdraw reiterating that it was above board.
Muturi said the money was meant to print security proof membership cards and prepare grassroots polls. “Nothing was unprocedural, there is no corruption, procurement committee of the party met and decided on everything,” said Muturi. The former Siakago MP said the money was to make cards and conduct a recruitment drive for three months before the party elections.
Responding to the Sh5.6 million row, the Registrar of Political Parties Lucy Ndung’u said Cooperative Bank agreed to pay the cheque because instructions with the bank are that either Salat or treasurer Ibrahim signs the cheque for payment to be effected. “The party via a letter dated February 21, 2011 and its attachment, you addressed the Manager Cooperative Bank Parliament Road and changed the account signatories,” the registrar has said in a letter dated June 8 and addressed to Salat. “The same letter gave signing instructions as to the signatories that were mandatory and those that were optional. It is construed from the letter that the signature of either Nicholas K Salat (secretary general) or Dr Abdullahi Ibrahim Ali (Treasurer) is mandatory and any other one officials listed is sufficient to make any transaction,” the registrar has added.
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