The Minister of State for Trade, Hon Harriet Ntabaazi, has revealed that 30 MPs are facing criminal investigation into their role in the embezzlement of Sh164b.
The funds, according to the Minister were meant for Cooperatives compensation.
The Minister did not mention any names due to the fact that the matter is still being investigated by the Criminal Intelligence Department (CID), but hinted that among the culprits include five ‘talkative’ and ‘noisy’ Opposition MPs!
“The CID is taking on files, around 5 files have been identified and the good thing with it, it wasn’t only the Ministry, there are MPs more than 30 MPs who are into this including Opposition MPs, five active opposition MPs very talkative and noise makers will also face it rough. We shall also face it as a Ministry, but they will also face it. So, we aren’t scared, we shall also face it wherever it will end, God knows, let it unfold that way,” asserted Ntabaazi.
The Minister said that the top management of the ministry is not scared at all ant that it will undertake it as it is beyond them.
“We are before the security investigatory organs of Government, let us battle out there and the law will have it all. That shouldn’t worry the Committee and that won’t stop Government from working, otherwise that would have stopped the Office of Prime Minister from working, where the iron sheets were. So I beg you that you cool down, those organs of Government are doing their work,” added Ntabaazi.
