Corruption is a growth industry; it needs countervailing forces

Members of the civil society demonstrate along Kenyatta Avenue against the ongoing ills going on in the country in our institutions in the country. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Corruption thrives when there are no checks and balances or countervailing forces. In the political arena, opposition parties ensure the Government of the day has someone to watch over it.

We all can be corrupt and need constraints. Even those shouting on the streets might surprise us if an opportunity avails itself.