Ignoring canker of corruption is like giving up on our future

Courtesy [File, Standard]

The news media have kept to their mandate as public watchdogs. They have dug in on ways the government uses taxpayer funds, demonstrating a commitment to not just journalism, but responsible reporting. They have invested in reporting the massive corruption that continues as if we have neither the intelligence to count the losses nor the conscience to stop this normalisation of corruption.

We have to appreciate when the media stand on the side of the people, as they have in the past, particularly in recent months. They have exposed mega corruption at various levels of government, leading to billions of Kenyan shillings in losses. They have pointed out that the problems in the education and health sectors can be resolved if the billions of looted shillings are recovered.