Activist Boniface Mwangi on Friday urged President Uhuru Kenyatta to be tough while dealing with government officials who have been involved in graft cases.
Through a long post on his Facebook page, Mwangi narrated how his mother once testified against him in court as "a way of disciplining him with love".
Likewise, the former Starehe aspirant noted that the President should be ready to punish his friends (in government) who will be found guilty in the ongoing corruption investigations.
"My mother had me locked up with other young offenders, who had raped and killed, though my only crime was running away from home. President Uhuru needs to show that, no matter how close someone is to him or his ruling party, they should be investigated, prosecuted and jailed if found guilty of corruption," Mwangi exclaimed.
[caption caption="File image of Boniface Mwangi during the recently held anti-corruption demonstrations"]
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He also urged the President to instill some sense of fear and accountability in his government officials as his mother did to him, adding that it will aid in the war against graft as the officials will be afraid of prosecution.
Mwangi further noted: "President Uhuru is the elected headmaster of the nation. As the head, he appoints people to prominent positions and those positions come with a lot of power and access to taxpayer’s money.
"That power has been misused to loot public coffers. Unlike me, who feared my mum’s punishment, President Uhuru’s appointees have no fear that their appointing authority will punish them because that hasn’t been part of his character," he mentioned.
Additionally, Mwangi advised the Head of State that he would rather lose a couple of friends in his war against corruption than lose the nation.
Mwangi went ahead to advise Uhuru on how the public could help him deal with graft, asserting: "If President Uhuru is serious about the war against corruption let us, the citizens, run that website portal, the president’s desk, where Kenyans can report corruption.
"Kenyans on social media are very good at piecing things together and, if given protection by the state, they will share who is stealing what and where it’s hidden," Mwangi affirmed.
The award-winning photojournalist also noted: "Finally, the President can start by having the Directorate of Criminal Investigations go through the yearly Auditor General’s report and follow up on the billions that have been lost over the years," he announced.
[caption caption="File image of DCI Director George Kinoti"]
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