Politicians in the way of fight against graft, report shows

The National Council on Administrative Justice report launched by Chief Justice Martha Koome shows that inadequate information sharing and a weak legislative framework hinder the fight against graft. [File, Standard].

Political interference is the biggest headache for criminal justice sector players while fighting corruption even as the Judiciary and the National Intelligence Service confront the vice.

A National Council on Administrative Justice (NCAJ) report, released on Wednesday, indicates that all stakeholders, including the judiciary, police, and the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission (EACC), showed that politicians in power tend to meddle with graft cases.