Kenya has continued to lag behind in terms of development because of massive corruption, Maendeleo Chap Chap leader Alfred Mutua has said.
Speaking at Scott University’s graduation ceremony on Friday, Mutua said that Parliament needs to enact laws that will bar politicians linked to loss of public monies from contesting in future elections.
He noted that President Uhuru Kenyatta, who is completing his second and final term in office, has been facing endless challenges because he is surrounded by corrupt individuals in his government.
He said that hiring thieves have cost Kenya billions of money in the past. Mutua, who has hinted at contesting for the Presidency in 2022, said that time has come for corrupt leaders to blocked from public officers
“You cannot continue hiring thieves to take care of national resources and expect the country to move forward, ”Mutua said, as quoted by Capital FM.
He also said that unless the current leadership puts in place measures to block the corrupt, Kenya is doomed to fail. He further said that the taxpayers have continued to suffer when a few individuals are pocketing billions meant for public usage.
“As a nation, we have to take a very strong stand against corruption as we are killing ourselves without knowing,” Mutua said.
Mutua is expected to lock horns with Deputy President William Ruto, Former Vice President Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka and ANC Leader Musalia Mudavadi if his words are anything we can go by.