Multi-agency team formed to fight graft
By Zadock.Aangira, May 30, 2023
A multi-agency team tasked with fighting corruption in the country has been formed.
During a consultative meeting chaired by the Head of Public Service Felix Koskei (pictured) yesterday, the agencies came up with a stringent collaborative working partnership to curb the vice. This follows President William Ruto’s renewed directive to fight corruption in the country.
“We are all in agreement that this menace needs to be slayed. Nobody will be protected or victimised in this fight,” he said. Koskei said the President had directed him to improve governance and ensure zero tolerance to corruption
Personal responsibility
“It is the President’s desire and he has directed that we strengthen our role without fear or favour while doing our jobs,” he said adding that no form of corruption will be tolerated in any of the government ranks.
“We want clear personal responsibility as President has directed. This will be the new approach in town,” he added.
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji said proper investigations and cooperation was the only way to ensure successful prosecution.
Haji said his work was made difficult by the former Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) boss George Kinoti, saying he had evidence of how junior officers were directed to sabotage his work.