Kinisu exit a reminder that graft war won’t be won any time soon

Kinisu had a distinguished professional career at a leading global financial services firm. I hoped we had the right man who understood the agency‘s business and had necessary ethical approach to halting sleaze in public institutions. PHOTO: COURTESY

As the old adage goes, the more things change, the more they remain the same. At least in our context, that can readily be said of the anti-corruption war.

The resignation of EACC chairman Philip Kinisu after a spirited attempt to ward off attacks over his company’s involvement in business deals with a government agency highlights the challenges facing the anti-corruption war. When he took the helm of the anti-graft agency, many Kenyans believed the agency would change the commonly held perception that it has lost the war on corruption.