EACC dismisses lawyer Jack Bigambo’s witness tampering claims in stamp forgery case

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has dismissed city lawyer Jack Bigambo’s accusations of bribery by the anti-graft agency in a case where he is accused of forging an EACC stamp and using it in court documents to secure court orders against EACC.

Bigambo, who was arrested and charged on January 10 for allegedly forging the official stamp and signature of a senior EACC official, had written to the commission’s Chairperson and CEO accusing the anti-graft agency of bribing and tampering with defence witnesses.

EACC is pursuing over Ksh.185 million it believes was fraudulently acquired from the Turkana County Government.

Bigambo is representing a proxy company that was allegedly used by a Turkana County Government official and his family members to siphon Ksh.185 million in payments for goods never supplied.

But the EACC has dismissed the allegations against it as common reactions from jittery corruption suspects facing investigations and court proceedings.

The anti-graft agency has urged the lawyer and his client to focus on defending the matter pending in court and raising any issues of concern before the judge.

According to EACC, the move is an unconscionable diversionary tactic calculated to tilt or altogether defeat the course of justice by scuttling the criminal aspects of the case currently under probe.

The lawyer was arrested and arraigned on January 10 where he pleaded not guilty to the charges. He was freed after posting a Ksh.100,000 cash bail.