A lot is at stake, corruption fight cannot and must not disappoint

Nothing now stands in the way for a lifestyle audit for senior government officials after the courts lifted the last hurdle to the exercise last week. President Uhuru Kenyatta has indicated he will lead the way. His deputy William Ruto, he says, will also follow suit in the undertaking that should get beneficiaries of graft out of government payroll.

If the exercise has to be seen as not unfairly targeting procurement officers and junior accountants, the government must set the correct tone by making it mandatory for all other public officials, among them Cabinet Secretaries and their Principal Secretaries.