What have you done about Sh2b daily theft? Provost Wainaina asks Uhuru

Provost Sammy Wainaina.  [File, Courtesy]

All Saints Cathedral Provost Sammy Wainaina says the government might be complicit in the graft scandals that have blemished the country.

In a fiery sermon on Sunday Provost Wainaina faulted President Kenyatta for admitting that Kenya loses Sh2 billion daily when he has all government machinery at his disposal to deal with graft in the country.

 “What are you telling Kenyans when you confess such? That you are defeated? Mr president you have the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), you have the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) you have the National Intelligence Service (NIS). Either the government knows who steals the Kenyan money or the government is part of the stealing,” said Provost Wainaina.

He alluded to skeletons in the government’s closet which have worked against efforts to get any answers and justice to the corruption scandal that plagued Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) even though president Kenyatta gave an ultimatum to bring those involved to book.

Provost Wainaina also criticised Kenyans for embracing a culture of stealing and blatantly call it “blessings and breakthroughs”.

He warned that such ways of amassing wealth will not lead to blessings.

“Nowadays everybody wants to be a politician. Why? The moment they are elected, the first thing they ask is, what is there for me? We as Kenyans have become a nation of thieves minus opportunities,” said the provost.