Kenya is bleeding

Corruption in both the private and public sector is choking the country. Every day the country is being treated to one form of corruption or the other.

Most high-ranking public officials are handling public resources as personal property. From vehicles to houses, public servants have turned State resources into personal property.

While this is happening, the authorities or agencies responsible for watching over such resources are sleeping on the job. Nobody is being held to account for their actions. In Kenya, the Inspectorate of State Corporations is a big letdown. Why maintain a lukewarm position when the resources of Wanjiku are being plundered?

Statistics released by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) indicated that the country loses close to a third of its annual budget to corruption. This translates to Sh600 billion in cash. The revelation is quite mind-boggling.

I would like to appeal to the President and his deputy to crack the whip on corrupt public officials starting with the high-ranking ones. We cannot be a nation that leaves its resources to be misappropriated without taking action. Kenya is bleeding and the men and women presiding over its affairs must act now. Time is running out. Yes, we must declare graft our number-one enemy.