Political analyst Herman Manyora now says that Kenyans should not expect anything serious from the ongoing corruption cases, especially those involving top public officers.
Speaking on Monday, he observed that the fight has taken a dramatic turn and that the relevant authorities are now more interested in impressing Kenyans than engaging in real work.
He says that the plan is to cause drama during the arrests, to make them popular with Kenyans and to show that the fight is on, after which they fade off without action being taken.
“It appears to me that the powers that be in this country want to substitute action for drama; that when they show us some little drama while arresting Sonko then we will forget tomorrow," he said.
He termed this the ideology behind Kamatakamata Friday, where graft suspects are arrested on Fridays and held for the weekend before being arraigned the next week.
According to Manyora, while the same has instilled fear among public officers, it has brought nothing beneficial in the war against graft, as no follow-up or tangible actions are being seen.
"It has served its purpose because Kamatakamata Friday is scaring people. Joints are no longer full as they were on Friday, there is no money going around. We need to move to the level of action," he added.
The latest victim of Kamatakamata Friday was Nairobi governor Mike Sonko, who was nabbed last Friday and arraigned on Monday, before being held for two more days.
The county boss who is facing numerous corruption charges was on Wednesday arraigned before Justice Douglas Ogoti and secured a bail release.