Fast track corruption cases to stop suspects getting away with crime

This year, Kenya has made strides in speaking about and fighting corruption, particularly in public office. Cabinet Secretaries, governors, parastatal chiefs and businessmen have found themselves shuffling around the corridors of justice answering to corruption charges. While this is commendable, we hope to see more action next year.

That fighting graft will not just end in lengthy legal battles that will take courts decades to rule on. Kenyans need more action from the justice system. It is not enough to charge individuals, what Kenyans want is conviction of those found guilty of stealing money meant for an ailing nation. The struggling economy can be attributed to the theft of billions of shillings from public coffers.