Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha, on Tuesday, March 10, opened up his entire Ministry to a full inspection by the Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission (EACC).
Magoha had been called in as a special guest as the anti-corruption launched a full systems examination into the procurement and distribution of equipment to technical institutions in the Ministry of Education.
The CS was frank and acknowledged the existence of inefficiencies and weakness in the procurement process under his docket that needed to be checked and fixed.
"90% of government money is stolen through these loopholes. You think you're stealing from the government but you are actually stealing from your own children and their future,"said the stoic CS.
On its part, the EACC maintained that they were out to ensure that every single shilling could be accounted for and that they were not on a witch hunt.
"The examination into the systems and practices in the procurement process in Technical Institutions will help identify weakness and provide mitigation measures,
"The output of this examination exercise will be a report of the findings and recommendations aimed at advising the Ministry of Education on ways and means of preventing corruption and enhancing integrity," the statement issued by the anti-corruption commission reads in part.
Magoha went on to reveal that corruption is the single issue that has not only guaranteed stagnation of the country's growth plan but fueled the high level of public distrust when it comes to government offices.
He maintained that the freshly launched audit into the systems and practices would help identify weaknesses and provide prompt mitigation measures.
The EACC announced that it was currently undertaking a similar exercise in the State Department of Housing and Urban Development, Kenyatta National Hospital and Makueni Executive and Assembly.
