Bishops have poured cold water on President Uhuru Kenyatta’s fight against corruption suggesting that he has lost his commitment to the war.
Speaking on Friday while issuing a press statement at the Queen of Apostle Seminary in Nairobi, the clerics stated that the levels of corruption in the country were worsening by the day.
“We have allowed the dragon of corruption to pull us down to the point where we have accepted it to be our way of life. The scale and magnitude of the allegations of corruption reported in the media have reached alarming levels and this is threatening the fabric of the society,” Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) chairman Archbishop Philip Anyolo stated.
The clerics questioned the President’s erstwhile zeal to slay the corruption dragon suggesting that the declared war on corruption was a gimmick intended to deceive Kenyans.
“Politics seems to be hijacking the discussions finding its way into any meaningful attempt to address the evil. We are stuck with the same type of politics and politicians. What we are seeing is a game of musical chairs by recycled players who lack the vision to inspire Kenyans for a better future,” Mombasa Archbishop Martin Kivuva stated.
They called on the President to be more firm in his approach to fight those embezzling the taxpayers' money and ensure that they are arrested and prosecuted.
Furthermore, they asked the Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations to sustain the drive against corrupt individuals noting that their zeal seems to have faded off.
During the President’s State of the Nation address in April, he revealed that he had been under pressure to crack the whip on corrupt government officials but insisted that he would not sack officers being investigated for corruption.
At least six cabinet secretaries were implicated in various scandals over the past two months.
According to the DCI and EACC, they were fast closing in on at least three CSs, either accused of irregular awarding of tenders or travelling abroad to receive kickbacks.
However, there has been no word yet on these investigations so far.
