Uasin Gishu Governor, Jackson Mandago, on Tuesday, advised the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on the kind of people to go after while dealing with graft cases.
Speaking to members of the National Anti-Corruption Steering Committee in his office, he expressed concern that the agency only deals with what he termed as petty and small crimes, instead of focusing on the huge cases.
"Those involved in big scandals including embezzlement of huge amounts of public funds and land grabbing no longer fear the EACC because no serious action is taken on them," he remarked.
He further pointed out that the menace is institutionalized adding that this poses a great challenge in eliminating it.
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"Corruption is another form of cancer that is eating up the country's economy, causing increased poverty and other challenges," he noted.
He proposed the incorporation of the fight against corruption into the school curriculum so that young children are discouraged from engaging in it.
"There is a saying that samaki mkunje kama angali mbichi (solve a problem before it escalates). We need to bring up children while teaching them that corruption is bad," he conveyed.
In response, the Committee acting director, David Gathii, noted that they would work with all stakeholders to educate Kenyans on corruption and its dangers.
In February, Transparency International reported that Kenya had improved in its position in the Corruption Index but it still remained among the countries performing poorly.
"Kenya has made a dismal improvement. Punishment and recovery of assets acquired corruptly are necessary if Kenya is to make improvements in the fight against corruption," the Executive Director Samuel Kimeu noted.
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