Small ways of catching big thieves could deter minions sharpening their nails

Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o appears before MPs on Public Debt & Privatisation at Bunge Towers, Nairobi. May 30, 2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Alright, alright, the State House delegations that former Prezzo Mwai Kibaki banned, terming them bure kabisa, are back in full swing. And a cool One Billion shillings and change was spent hosting and entertaining such delegations last year alone.

I understand there was a time when politicians would be invited to the Money Room in State House and asked to eat all they could, which meant stuffing cash in their socks, underwear, into the belly, back, and even swallowing a bit, hoping to spit it out at home.