Parliament Kicks Off Process to Hang Corrupt Govt Officials

Nominated Senator Isaac Mwaura on Thursday moved a motion in the Senate that may see corrupt government officials hanged.

"I have just moved a motion against corruption on the floor of the Kenyan Senate calling upon parliament to pass a law where anyone found culpable of theft be summarily executed at a public square," Mwaura indicated.

The legislator further noted that such laws would be helpful in fighting corruption quipping that "We must slay this dragon."

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According to the motion tabled in parliament, Kenya was the first country to sign and ratify the United Nations Convention against Corruption in 2003.

However, despite the various institutions established in the country to fight corruption including Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), the victory has remained greatly elusive.

"Despite these efforts, corruption remains the greatest challenge to Kenya's socio-economic development, including the attainment of the Big Four Agenda.

The motion requires the Senate Committee of Justice, Legal Affairs, and Human Rights to table a report on the matter in sixty days.

Several leaders have expressed their disappointment over the escalating cases of corruption including Kiharu legislator Ndindi Nyoro have suggested that those found embezzling public funds executed or hanged in public.

The National Assembly Public Accounts (PAC) Committee led by Ugunja MP Opiyo Wandayi has asked for the prosecution of all the culprits in the National Youth Service (NYS) scandal and other corruption cases.

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"From the look of things, this is not a new scandal at all; it's simply a continuation of the old scheme that was hatched way back in 2013," Wandayi noted.

In this view, Wandayi termed the continued siphoning of public funds from the institution and other public coffers as "impunity at its worst."

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