Has the war on corruption been directed towards a few individuals while chief perpatrators are left to enjoy their loot?
For sometime now, it has been alleged that the Jubilee Government has majorly directed it’s corruption trap net to petty offenders while massaging chief offenders who should actually be the first people to rot behind bars for a long period of time.
The President has on his part always assured Kenyans that the war on corruption is not selective and that everyone who steals public funds will soon face the full force of the law.
Siaya Senator James Orengo now wants the President to make good his threats and boldly confront the perpetrators of mega corruption scandals rather than focusing on petty graft offenders.
Orengo said it is a shame that government institutions are quick in conducting sting operations to nab police officers collecting bribes on the roads but going slow on powerful big shots configuring big looting schemes.
“…you cannot fight corruption by arresting police officers who are taking little money along the road. You must go for the big fish,” Orengo said, adding that “when you want to kill a viper, you do not go for its tail. You go for its head.”
The Senate Minority Leader also said the constitution gives the president the requisite powers to act in confronting anybody who violates the law, including embezzling public resources.
“Article 143 gives the president powers and authority as head of state and government which he needs to exercise in the good of the nation,” he said, insinuating that if Uhuru may deem it fit to force people out of offices and lock them up, then he ought not to hesitate.
“Even if it is Orengo or the DP, lock them up,” he said.