Head of Public Service Felix Koskei has denied a report by the Daily Nation claiming that he was involved in the purchase of a confidential spy software.
According to Koskei, Mary Wachuka Maina is a stranger to him and just like the article said, they were to meet but did not do as after all.
“My attention has been drawn to a headline story in The Daily Nation claiming that I am associated with Ms. Mary Wachuka Maina, who is alleged to own Jipe Inc. and to be involved in a so-called ‘confidential software to spy on targets and manage strategic communications.
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Ms. Mary Wachuka Maina and/or Jipe Inc. are strangers to me; The story itself acknowledges that the only time I was purportedly supposed to meet Ms. Wachuka, the meeting never took place.” he said
According to Koskei, he is not away of any plans by the government to purchase the software and neither will there be any need to purchase.
“To my knowledge, as Chief of Staff and Head of the Public Service, I am not aware of any procurement of such software by the Government. Furthermore, there is no Government need, nor will there ever be a need, for such software.” he said
He continued by calling on NTV to pull down the story and issue a public apology failure to which will see a legal roceeding initiated.
“Additionally, I take great exception to the use of my name and photograph in this misleading report. No effort was made to contact me for my response before publishing this defamatory and baseless claim. This omission is not only irresponsible but also appears to be a deliberate attempt to tarnish my reputation.
I, therefore, demand an immediate retraction of this story and a public apology from The Daily Nation. Failure to comply with this demand will leave me with no option but to pursue legal redress to protect the name, stature and image of this office.” he said
