Disregard for constitution to blame for massive corruption, NCCK

When the late President Mwai Kibake displayed the constitution during the promulgation at the Uhuru Park grounds in Nairobi on August 27, 2010. [File, Standard]

Open disregard to constitution is to blame for the massive corruption witnessed in state agencies across the country, the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) has said.

In their statement reflecting on the gains and misses of Constitution at 13 years, NCCK said public officials have continued to blatantly disregard the laws and the court orders a move that has offended the dictates of Chapter 6 of the Constitution which sets the standards of leadership.