Jubilee leaders have nothing to hide in graft war

Majority leader Aden Duale

There is no denying that corruption is currently one of the biggest threats facing our nation. However, as rampant as the scourge is, there have been attempts to exaggerate its magnitude while discounting government efforts to battle it.

Something that Jubilee ought to be credited for is the bold step it took to concede that corruption has permeated every space of our society. President Uhuru Kenyatta has made the unprecedented move of acknowledging in public the severity of graft. He deserves to be praised not vilified for such honesty. Which other President would make such a confession? The mere fact the government has admitted that the vice is pervasive has sent a cold shiver down the spines of corruption architects. More fundamentally, by going public on the gravity of the menace, the President has brought it squarely to the limelight and the nation is now deeply reflecting on how we got into this deep, dark hole. The current debate on graft is therefore healthy and must be sustained until we find a remedy.