Uhuru’s anti-corruption war is now a circus that may haunt him

The circus on the war against corruption continues unabated. The script is the same as that of 1990s; only the players are different. But the end game will be the same — political mudslinging, cosmetic prosecutions and ultimately the vanquished shall be the hunter, Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission (EACC) and Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), and their officials who will be shown the door. Only the small fish shall fry as usual. The anti-graft law will be ‘rebooted’ as often and we shall replay the tape again!

When the President splashed the list of suspects in Parliament, many criticised his action as an attempt to silence his critics. It wasn’t a smart move as the list was merely a catalogue of allegations, many yet to be investigated but nonetheless he demanded that they step aside. In Kenya, once your name is mentioned, you are charged and convicted in the court of public opinion immediately.