Both the government and opposition have failed to tame corruption

Runaway corruption seems to be a cancer in the public service in Kenya. Just before the dust could settle on Justice Tunoi and Nairobi governor Dr. Evans Kidero after an affidavit implicating them, the infamous NYS scandal resurfaced. This comes days after the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) absolved former Devolution and Planning cabinet secretary Anne Waiguru of any liability. This time round, even the political elite have not been spared.

The implication of key government figures and allies to the ruling coalition puts the government on the weighing scales of probity as far as wedging war on corruption is concerned. The criminal resignation and negligence with which the government has responded to corruption scandals rubs the Kenyan public the wrong way and more fundamentally on the incompetence of the executive and its commitment to fighting corruption. The president has declared his turpitude on the rooftops time without number, it is now time to pounce.