Machakos County Governor Dr Alfred Mutua has proposed that corruption studies be included in the country’s learning curriculum.
Mutua says that corruption should be a component of the syllabus and taught from standard 1 to the doctorate level.
Speaking in Mombasa on Tuesday when he met Teachers from the Eastern region, Governor Mutua said the move will help in the fight against corruption.
The Maendeleo Chap Chap party leader said that for the country to sustain the war against graft, it has to create a society that is morally averse to graft.
He stated that graft will be easily tamed if young Kenyans are educated and sensitised starting from the lowest level of schooling.
“Our students should be primed to reject and vehemently fight graft. They should grow up hating and not admiring fruits of corruption,” Mutua said.
The vocal governor added, “They (students) should understand and know from an earlier age that corruption is like poison.”
The Machakos county boss noted that corruption kills and must be dealt with without mercy.
He urged President Uhuru Kenyatta to stop the talk and deal firmly with individuals linked to graft.
Governor Mutua said that Kenyans want to see graft suspects being taken to court and stolen money recovered.
President Kenyatta’s government has renewed war on graft warning that no one involved will be spared.
Last week, President Kenyatta cautioned politicians against politicizing the war on graft.
The president said that no individual or community is being targeted.