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How the fight against corruption is being politicised by cartels

Last week, in this very column, I indicated that the fight against corruption in Kenya has fallen victim to murky times where a charade of claims and counter claims on who is to blame for corruption is the hallmark.

Looking at the situation, by its very nature, the claims and counter claims by politicians are a façade, a move meant to hoodwink Kenyans by politicizing anything disguising as fact in an effort to make everyone feel like everybody is involved and therefore, no one should do anything. In fact, as I write this piece, politicians want everyone in Kenya to surrender and be hoodwinked by the very same politicians who are the beneficiaries of corruption.

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