Of corruption and missed opportunities to slay the dragon

As campaigns heat up, both sides of the political divide will be trundling out their manifestos in pomp and colour, like they did in 2013. The Opposition will of course be poking holes in claims by the Government that it has fulfilled all its pre-election 2013 promises. The Government will be keen to demonstrate that the Opposition has no agenda for the country.

One theme that has slowly slipped out of this debate is corruption. More than ever before, Kenyans are more concerned about corruption and misuse of public funds. Whereas Jubilee leadership is keeping mum on how it plans to fight this scourge, NASA is equally not coming out strongly yet it is a major theme that should override, let us say, a discussion on whether SGR makes economic sense or not.