Civil society must be a check on Government

Kenyans must be concerned that the country has, for years, been losing the war against corruption despite the promises made during campaign periods to end the vice. The latest Transparency International (TI) report ranking Kenya number four in the Global Corruption Barometer should serve as a wake-up call to Kenyans and all the agencies tasked with ending it.

It’s worth noting that the three countries ahead of Kenya, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Yemen have all been torn apart by civil wars. By contrast, Kenya has been at relative peace with itself except for a few brief period following the disputed 2007 national election.