At the rate at which corruption is spreading, there are only to ways to deal with it; either let it thrive and make Kenya the world’s leading “Grab or take” country. In that way we can also have something to make Kenya famous other than the world of sports and wildlife. The second option is to “fight” it, just as the government is trying to do. But as proven before, these methods never work. In the past we’ve seen big people involved in big scandals go scot-free. I think that is a product of our rogue court system. Or rather how can one involved in a multi-million scandal be taken to court and the case just dies? How do you think that happens?
This is how: The keen and relevant authorities will dig deep and identify the suspects, they’ll then be publicized through the social media and under big newspaper headlines making Kenyans celebrate at the capture of the culprits. We will celebrate until they’re taken to court where the magistrate will rule out that the case will be listened on the next day. Then next day they’ll say that the case will be listened the following week or month or whatever time and that will be the death of the case until another big story emerges burying down the first one. And within no time the criminals will be seen bouncing on the streets and smiling on the media houses. Why should a corruption case be postponed for more than a month? This is what is crippling the fight against corruption. Let me give an example of the National Youth Service scandal. How much money was lost? Another interesting question on the same is how a hairdresser would carry millions of money to the bank in a paper bag… What happened to the case? The next case is the Anglo-leasing scandal. What happened to the case? Another one is the arrest of some governors such the former Nairobi county governor who was arrested for three days and set free. Then what next? The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) officers will arrest a person and drive him in a private van, search his house and the present the case, then what next? The court kills the case. The Directorate if Criminal Investigation(DCI) and EACC chairman are very enthusiastic o the matter right now, questioning a cabinet secretary for hours a day. Yes, they’re doing their job well but what next? Out of all the 155 cases presented to court, how many have been sentenced? The big issue now is the dam scandal. Let's see how it ends.
I think it’s time the government streamlined on corruption matters. The court system should devise new methods to handle corruption cases. The responsible authorities should hold benchmarking sessions in countries are that have managed to fight corruption. Corruption cannot be completely eradicated, but it can be fought. Let’s think of better ways of fighting it for a better Kenya.
And remember: Don't mix politics with justice.
This is how: The keen and relevant authorities will dig deep and identify the suspects, they’ll then be publicized through the social media and under big newspaper headlines making Kenyans celebrate at the capture of the culprits. We will celebrate until they’re taken to court where the magistrate will rule out that the case will be listened on the next day. Then next day they’ll say that the case will be listened the following week or month or whatever time and that will be the death of the case until another big story emerges burying down the first one. And within no time the criminals will be seen bouncing on the streets and smiling on the media houses. Why should a corruption case be postponed for more than a month? This is what is crippling the fight against corruption. Let me give an example of the National Youth Service scandal. How much money was lost? Another interesting question on the same is how a hairdresser would carry millions of money to the bank in a paper bag… What happened to the case? The next case is the Anglo-leasing scandal. What happened to the case? Another one is the arrest of some governors such the former Nairobi county governor who was arrested for three days and set free. Then what next? The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) officers will arrest a person and drive him in a private van, search his house and the present the case, then what next? The court kills the case. The Directorate if Criminal Investigation(DCI) and EACC chairman are very enthusiastic o the matter right now, questioning a cabinet secretary for hours a day. Yes, they’re doing their job well but what next? Out of all the 155 cases presented to court, how many have been sentenced? The big issue now is the dam scandal. Let's see how it ends.
I think it’s time the government streamlined on corruption matters. The court system should devise new methods to handle corruption cases. The responsible authorities should hold benchmarking sessions in countries are that have managed to fight corruption. Corruption cannot be completely eradicated, but it can be fought. Let’s think of better ways of fighting it for a better Kenya.
And remember: Don't mix politics with justice.
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