Uhuru must move from mere warnings to action

While in Tel Aviv a few days ago, President Uhuru Kenyatta directed a few barbs at Kenyans. He said that we are expert thieves.

We need to agree with the President that theft of public funds in Kenya is widespread. There seems to be a problem in curbing the vice. The President is at a loss what to do because the punishment role belongs to the Judiciary, and nothing seems to be changing.

We have many ways in which corruption takes place. We have corruption involved in high-level procurement. Then there are the other run-of the mill procurement contracts where the specific ministry people stand to get a cut depending on the role they play, including “ closing their eyes” as nefarious goings on happen. We know the other types of shenanigans and I do not have to go into that.

Suffice it to say that wananchi would like to be addressed by the President on this vice, preferably from Uhuru Park. We are, with due respect, requesting that this be slotted in the President’s diary for March this year.

We want to witness him send out the strongest message that he is tired of giving warnings, and that failure to heed will come at a great cost to the wily transgressors.