amount to self-incrimination. Vice President Moody Awori announced on February 2, 2006 that he would not step down despite being adversely mentioned in the Anglo Leasing Scandal. He has insisted that he is innocent, and that nothing short of due process will make him resign his post. He has criticized by many people for defending those involved in the scandal before Parliament. Court battles On February 17, 2006, the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC) arraigned Murungaru in a Nairobi court charging him with failing to declare and account for his wealth. The Commission believed that Murungaru had become too rich too quickly and was keen to investigate the source of his wealth, especially in relation to the Anglo Leasing Scandal. He denied refusing to declare his wealth, and was released on a bond of KES 200,000. On December 1, 2006, the Kenyan High Court determined that KACC's notice to Murungaru was not carried out according to the laid down law which subsequently led to the High Court quashing KACC's case against Murungaru. The court did not however stop KACC from investigating Murungaru or anyone else for corruption but insisted that any orders issued by the Commission be done so in a legal manner. A society in Kenya under the banner of the Name and Shame Corruption Network (NASCON) held a demonstration in the streets of Nairobi to push for the resignation of more senior people in President Mwai Kibaki's administration. Key among them is civil service boss Francis Muthaura and Vice President Moody Awori. In May 2022, the Court of Appeal in Kenya reduced the fine payable to Murungaru by Githong from Ksh. 27 million ($228,000) to Ksh. 10,000,000 ($84,000). Murungaru had successfully sued Githongo for leaking a dossier that implicated him (Murungaru) in the Anglo Leasing scandal. In what was considered an upset, Murungaru was defeated by a comparatively obscure candidate in the Party of National Unity's primary elections for its parliamentary candidates in November 2007. See also Anglo-Leasing scandal Mwai Kibaki Moody Awori David Mwiraria Kiraitu Murungi Francis Muthaura External links https://web.archive.org/web/20070927182114/http://www.parliament.go.ke/MPs/members_murungaru_dr_c.php https://web.archive.org/web/20070317164531/http://www.timesnews.co.ke/02dec06/nwsstory/topstry.html References 1954 births Living people People from Nyeri County Government ministers of Kenya Members of the National Assembly (Kenya)