The National Intelligence Service (NIS) and Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) will now vet and process harambee applications if proposals tabled in Parliament pass through.
The two security organs are members of the county policing authority that will also investigate any complaints, misuse of funds or any issue relating to conduct of public collections.
The body created under section 41 of the National Police Service Act will also audit such monies to catch people stealing harambee collections or using such functions to launder illegally acquired funds.
Other members of the team are the county governor, two elected members nominated by the county assembly, the chairperson of the county security committee, and at least six other members appointed by the governor from various community groups.
The proposals are contained in the Public Fundraising Appeals Bill, 2019 sponsored by the National Assembly Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee (CIOC). The report on the Bill was tabled in Parliament last week at a time when the State has been cracking the whip on political gatherings, including fundraisers.
Last weekend, opposition leader Raila Odinga hosted businessman Jimi Wanjigi to a fundraiser in aid of Bondo ACK for the completion of a Sh160 million Bondo Anglican Church Synod Plaza.
Over the same period, police had cancelled Deputy President William Ruto’s fundraisers in Mumias East and Kilifi over insecurity fears. Before the brakes were slammed on the DP by the National Security Advisory Committee (NSAC), Ruto was the undisputed ‘king of harambees’, criss-crossing the country and dishing money to churches.
However, on Thursday Ruto flew to Nyamira for the harambee , donated and made high voltage political remarks to the effect that Jubilee had abandoned the Big Four agenda in favour of the BBI.
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