The graft dilemma: Eye for eye or blanket amnesty?

The bashing that the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) received for proposing a one-year amnesty for perpetrators of past corruption activities was least surprising.

With the ongoing unprecedented move against high level individuals suspected to have engaged in corrupt deals, the nation has been placed on tenterhooks. Whereas Kenyans are accustomed to unravelling the perceived hidden formula in any graft war, and quickly declaring it a scheme for finishing “our people”, it has become more difficult to place a finger on how the current battle is being fought. There are, therefore, Kenyans who remain uncertain as to whether the fight is real. But, there is another group – and the number could be large – who have tasted blood and are baying for more.