Why on earth did anyone ever think of setting up the Kenya Anti-corruption Authority in our present environment of capitalism? Capitalism is about private enterprise, wealth creation and individuals profiteering even if this is at the expense of the state or the majority. After all, it's all about a free market economy, where people strive to get out the most from their investments. This makes it difficult to describe a corrupt intention in a situation where there is a very thin line between profiteering and corrupt dealings.Isn't the purpose of forming KACC, therefore, meant to dupe us as the government plays with the fickle minds of citizens?
We may not have anything personal against the past leaders at the helm of KACC, such as the sharpshooter Hon Harun Mwau, the Shakespeare quoting Justice Aaron Ringera and the present oratorical PLO Lumumba but does anybody truly expect any tangible results from them that may eventually pull our country out of the present mire?
Based on the recent history of our country, our past leaders, Presidents Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel Arap Moi were wealthy land owners with vast interests in all conceivable types of business. One would have expected, because of their state duties, they may not have had the time to attend to those vast businesses and therefore the onus was left to their partners and associates. Obviously, in a capitalist environment like ours, the partners in turn would be expected to use their close proximity to the heads of state to make a tidy sum for themselves and families. We should expect a contagion effect in this kind of scenario because the smell of money is never bad. Now that our economic and governance policy hasn't changed since 1963, isn't it safe to say that the present and future leadership is likely to follow in the footsteps of their predecessors because none can accuse then of committing any crimes? Simply put, PLO or any other government official has no business at Integrity House, in the name of fighting corruption, because if they did their jobs diligently as expected, they would prosecute every one including the mama mbogas at Marigiti, because in our case, you can't differentiate the act of corruption from that of zealously growing a business. Fidel Castro, the quintessential face of leaders for the poor, will tell you that he had to overthrow Fulgencio Batista and his corrupt regime because it had joined hands with the capitalist America to fleece and subjugate the citizens of Cuba. Corruption and capitalism have never been strange bedfellows and KACC has no business coming in between them. I think the present remit for KACC is like that of a dead duck in the water.
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