Explained: How corruption is indeed a national disaster

President Uhuru Kenyatta has declared corruption a national security threat. This was a major paradigm shift on the war on corruption that had hitherto been perceived as an economic crime and an integrity issue.

And while addressing youth at Safaricom Stadium in Kasarani, Pope Francis did not mince his words; he said corruption is a path to death. It is in the same stadium, earlier in the year, that US President Barack Obama said that corruption costs the country 200,000 jobs annually.