business partner and former Special Branch chief James Kanyotu former commissioner of Mines and Geology Collins Owayo Mr Arthur Ndegwa, senior mining engineer in the Commissioner of Mines Nairobi office former commissioner of Customs and Excise Francis Cheruiyot. former Kenya Commercial Bank general manager Elijah arap Bii Former president Moi himself was not listed. The Law Society of Kenya chairman Tom Ojienda criticised Police Commissioner Hussein Ali's move to seize travel documents. He described the decisions as "a total violation of the law and the Constitution". Ojienda regretted that individuals had been charged, tried and convicted by the court of public opinion and the media or through political statements. He commended three Cabinet ministers who resigned to pave way for investigations into the Anglo Leasing and Goldenberg scandals. "The resignation of three members of Cabinet signifies the maturity of our democracy, where leaders whose reputations are besmirched would opt to resign pending investigations to clear their names rather than hold the Government hostage. Such resignations are no pointers to guilt." Prosecution Two transactions stand out – one for KSh.5.8 billion/= from the Central Bank to Goldenberg International in 1993, personally authorised by then-president Daniel Arap Moi, and another for KSh.13.5 billion/=. The then CID director Joseph Kamau told reporters on 9 March 2006 that files on Pattni, Kanyotu, Koinange, Kotut, Bii, Riungu and Werunga had been passed to attorney-general Amos Wako. Wako has been attorney-general since 1991, when Moi was in power. Wako is recommending that the country's chief justice consider overturning a previous court order exempting Mr Saitoti from prosecution. All except Werunga are to be charged. The prosecution hopes that Werunga will be their witness. In August 2006, it was reported that a constitutional court had ruled that Saitoti could not be charged. The Kenyan media reacted negatively to the decision. The Kenya Times saw political motives behind it, while The Daily Nation editorialised that the "War on graft is, indeed, lost". See also Corruption in Kenya Anglo Leasing Scandal Nicholas Biwott John Githongo References External links BBC A short story on Goldenberg USA government study of Kenya's mineral industry(pdf) Document attempt by government to place blame on a Canadian Forensic accountants traces goldenburg transaction This article may explain Goldenburg in a different style CNN report on deportation of Canadian Involvement of judges in Goldenburg scandal Graft evidence stuns Kenyan MPs Scandals in Kenya Corruption in Kenya 1990s