Then They Came for Dr. Margaret Nyakang’o…

Is Dr. Nyakang’o the latest victim of political justice? 2023 has been quite a year for Dr. Margaret Nyakang’o, Kenya’s Controller of Budget. After two explosive revelations of her strong suspicions of illegal dealings at the heart of government, she now faces criminal charges herself as the first senior scalp of Renson Ingonga, the new Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). At the moment, there is no way of judging the veracity of the claims against Dr. Nyakang’o, but history makes me smell a rat.