The fight against corruption at the county level may take decades if the government fails to establish an anti-corruption commission at the county level, a Kisii MCA has said.
Speaking at his backyard on Sunday during a fundraiser, Kiogoro MCA Samuel Apoko said the continued stay of graft officials at the Nairobi was a sabotage to the fight against corruption since officials may not get a real touch on the situation on the ground.
He urged the national government to establish anti-corruption offices at the county level as a means of making it easier for the residents and leaders to decisively handle the corruption ghost that has reportedly cost counties a lot of money.
“Ever since we started the county government in 2013, we have heard several cases of corruption at the county level. It will be important if EACC offices are established in many counties. I have spoken about this for a long time and nobody seems to be taking me seriously,” he said.
Mr Apoko, who is on record for being arraigned in court for allegedly demeaning President Kenyatta, threatened to marshal his constituents to go to streets to compel the government to succumb to his requests.
“We have a right to fight corruption by having officials at the ground. If the government fails to comply, we will go to streets t demand for same. It is important that the officials are deployed at the county level to face the reality other than basing their investigations on imaginations and fiction,” he said.
This comes a moment after visiting US President Barack Obama urged the government to up its efforts in fighting corruption that has apparently cost Kenyans creation of 250,000 jobs per year.