Kudo’s Nkaissery for overseeing purchase of police equipment

Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery's decision to oversee procurement of police equipment is commendable.

Maj Gen (rtd) Nkaissery and his Principal Secretary Karanja Kibicho travelled to Jordan to purchase police hardware including armoured personnel carriers, helicopters and night vision goggles.

This will help dismantle corrupt cartels and brokers who inflate cost of goods and fleece tax payers of their hard earned money. I hope other ministries and state agencies will borrow a leaf from the CS to curb corruption in government that revolves around tenders and procurement processes.

Recently, President Uhuru Kenyatta stepped in to streamline and fast track public procurement. He directed state officers to ensure the bidding and awarding of tenders and contracts is done through e-procurement to keep track of the process in a bid to curb corruption.

In March last year, the President took the anti-corruption war a notch higher when he presented a list of shame containing names of 175 top state officials to Parliament.

The list was submitted to the Head of State by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission Chief Executive to update him on the status of investigations into allegations of corruption leveled against the officials.

Five Cabinet Secretaries and seven Principal Secretaries were suspended over the allegations.