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Trans Nzoia residents ask President Ruto to prioritize war on graft

President William Ruto with Kenya Kwanza principals addressing residents of Kitale Town in Trans Nzoia County. [File, Standard]

A section of residents of Trans Nzoia County have urged President William Ruto to make the fight against looting his top priority, warning that the vice poses the greatest danger to the country’s stability.

Speaking in Kitale on Tuesday, the locals insisted that while corruption is a serious challenge, looting by public officials is the most destructive practice, crippling development and draining public resources.

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