Inability to contain widespread corruption should worry us all

“I am calling upon all of you to come out and fight corruption, and agree to support the government in fighting corruption as our first priority.” These were the words of President Mwai Kibaki when he took office on Monday, December 30, 2002.

Many may argue that the Kibaki years saw corruption increase in the country with some mega scandals remaining unsolved to date. But when you read his words again, you realise Kibaki was making a call on every Kenyan to help fight corruption. Kenya was this week in the news again for all the wrong reasons.