Catholic bishops' position on donations is worth emulating

Catholic Bishops make a symbolic commitment to fight corruption during the Kenya conference of Catholic Bishop National prayer day at Village of Mary Subukia National Shrine in Nakuru County, on Saturday. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

That corruption is Kenya’s enemy number one is not a secret. Every year, billions of shillings are siphoned by graft cartels, denying citizens the services they sorely need.

As a result of corruption, hospitals go without vital services, projects ground to a halt after being suffocated of funds and youths fail to get employment because money that could have been used to create job opportunities, by for example boosting the manufacturing industry, ends up in a few people’s pockets.