Mr President, declare graft a national disaster

President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Before writing this piece, I checked my archives to see how many times I have written on corruption in this space: over twenty times in the past six years. That is an average of at least three times each year. Of course, ever since the Goldenberg scandal, many have raised their voices over and over again on this subject – almost on a daily basis. Unfortunately, the corruption masters are undeterred and unperturbed; confident that our voices, no matter how loud, are inconsequential and will achieve absolutely nothing.

It is no wonder that the levels and incidences of corruption in Kenya get bolder by the day. I was moved with pity, nay, appalled by the sight of a father allegedly inducting his children into grand corruption. Whatever else goes on in the heart and mind of such a man, it is perhaps one of the clearest signs of a dead conscience.