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Death penalty for corruption will not end the heinous crime

Corruption is set to become punishable by death if the National Assembly passes the proposed amendment to the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act.

This motion of amendment filed by Kiharu MP Irungu Kang'ata seeking to make economic crimes where the public loses in excess of one billion shillings a capital offense is a classic example of putting the cart before the horse.

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