President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday appealed to politicians to allow anti-graft institutions to carry out their responsibilities without interference.
The president who had attended a service at the St Francis of Assis Parish Church in Ruiru, Kiambu County noted that persons facing graft cases will be treated justly.
“As a nation which observes the rule of law, we should allow our institutions mandated to deal with corruption to do their work independently and ensure all suspects are treated equally,” Uhuru stated as quoted by Citizen Digital.
He further warned leaders against politicizing corruption citing that suspects in corruption cases will 'carry their own cross'.
“Please let us not politicize the war on corruption. When an individual is stealing public resources he doesn’t do so on behalf of his family or community. Therefore, anyone who is implicated should carry their own cross,” President Kenyatta noted.
“We will not stop fighting corruption. This is not the responsibility of one or two individuals but the collective responsibility of each and every one of us… all 47 million Kenyans,” he added.
President Uhuru's sentiments come at a time that Nairobi County Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko is in police custody over graft allegations.
Governor Sonko is set to be arraigned and charged in court on Monday.