Save us from jaws of State capture

I first came across the phrase ‘state capture’ when conducting governance research in my graduate studies. Since then, I have heard and seen it used by a couple of political pundits with reference to the quagmire we (Kenyans) find ourselves in.

According to Transparency International, state capture refers to a situation where powerful institutions, companies or oligarchs within or outside a country use corruption to shape a nation’s legal environment, policies and economy to benefit their own private interests.