title: Kiruki Commission
text: # Kiruki Commission
  
  The Kiruki Commission was a Kenyan government commission established to inquire into the scandal of two alleged Armenians widely believed to be con men with high-level connections who briefly commanded attention on the streets of Nairobi in 2006.
  
  ## Terms of Reference
  
  President Mwai Kibaki established the commission to inquire into various wrongful, criminal or otherwise unlawful acts and omissions by Artur Margaryan, Artur Sargasyan, Arman Damidri, Alexander Tashchi and others.
  
  ## Membership
  
  The commission's membership consisted of:
  
  * Former Police Commissioner Shadrack Kiruki - Chairman
  * Bishop Horace Etemesi - Vice Chairman
  * Lawyer Ahmed Issack Hassan
  
  Joint secretaries
  
  * Kennedy Kihara
  * Lilian Mahiri
  
  Assisting counsels
  
  * Dorcas Oduor
  * Mungai Warui
  
  ## Report
  
  Eighty-four witnesses testified before the commission. President Mwai Kibaki promised to take action on the report quickly as "Kenyans would like to know about it because the matters that were being investigated were serious."
  
  ## Timeline
  
  The commission was appointed, 13 June 2006, started sittings on 20 June and ended its sessions on 2 August.
  
  On 28 July 2006 the Commission was extended by one month to present its report to the President on or before 31 August 2006 The President received the report on 28 August 2006.
  
  ## Cost
  
  In response to a query by Joseph Lekuton, on 16 December 2008, Orwa Ojode the Assistant Minister for Provincial Administration and Internal Security confirmed to parliament that the commission had cost the Kenya Government Kshs 19,738,834.40.
  
  