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Tough vetting awaits Kenyan aspirants for 2017 polls

Ethics and Anti-Corruption CEO Halakhe Waqo

The anti-graft agency has said it will be ruthless in vetting politicians and civil servants who will vie in next year’s General Election.

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) also signalled it will be keen on vetting the current governors, MPs, MCAs and even civil servants to ensure that when they were in office, they did not pilfer public funds.

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