Swazuri fights bid to remove him from office over Sh20m bribery claim

National Land Commission (NLC) chairman Muhammad Swazuri has moved to court to stop Parliament from investigating him over bribery allegations.

He wants the National Assembly's Lands Committee stopped from investigating him following a petition presented before it seeking his removal on grounds that he has flouted the Leadership and Integrity Act.

He is accused of demanding to be paid Sh20 million out of a compensation award of Sh43 million that was to be given to a party involved in a land dispute before the NLC.

The final amount to be awarded was Sh82 million, but the NLC chairman was allegedly paid a Sh1 million bribe in December 2015.

This is according to the allegations levelled against him by Mugo Njeru, a journalist,

He had requested the parliamentary committee to adjourn the matter for five days.

Dr Swazuri is accused of receiving the alleged bribe through his conduit Badhili Elijah Yaa.