Economist and National Super Alliance (NASA) strategist David Ndii has revealed that he believes corruption should not have been included on the 9-point agenda for the Building Bridges initiative uveiled by President Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga.
Appearing on a television panel alongside Government Spokesperson Eric Kiraithe and Auditor-General Edward Ouko, Ndii alleged that President Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto were the biggest beneficiaries of grand corruption; both politically and economically.
He opined, therefore, that the deal should have focused on political reforms meant to strenghten institutions that would safeguard accountability.
"Uhuru and Ruto cannot lead a fight against corruption. What we need to do is focus on the political reforms that will strengthen institutions of accountability which will deal with corruption.
"But expecting individuals to speak from both sides of the mouth who are probably the most hypocritical individuals who have walked the political stage in this country, what you have is a pantomime," he declared.
Ndii reiterated NASA's claims that the 2017 elections were stolen and described this as the biggest form of corruption.
"The biggest corruption in the political system is stealing an election, subverting elections. That's the biggest crime and the one that we have been trying to fight against...
"The way that in a democracy you hold people accountable is if they have not performed or if they have stolen, when time for election comes they are voted out of office. If you cannot vote them out of office, there's no way you can have accountability," he asserted.
He highlighted statements attributed to Sports Cabinet Secretary Rachid Achesa in which he told Western Kenya politicians that they needed Ksh200 Billion to launch a serious bid for the Presidency.
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Ndii noted that Ksh200 Billion was the same figure the Auditor-General was unable to account for from the first Eurobond, wondering if this was a coincidence.
He further dismissed criticism directed to the opposition for, unlike in the past, staying relatively quiet on the recently exposed corruption scandals.
"We are not superhuman. Kenyans sit out there, they expect a few people at very great cost and expense to ourselves to do something...You have a government, they're stealing everything that's not nailed to the floor!," he maintained.
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