Several leaders across the country have joined the fight against corruption with some of the National Youth Service (NYS) suspects already in police custody as investigations continue.
Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua has been vocal in the fight against corruption lately, despite facing challenges after his August 8, 2017 re-election was nullified by the Court of Appeal last Friday.
Mutua has threatened to name the people involved in maize scandal saying that he has the names of who syphoned public money meant for paying farmers.
Despite the intensified fight against corruption, the vice seems to have strong roots in the country and running as usual.
Early this week, poisonous sugar was nabbed by police officers at Eastleigh area in Nairobi, packed ready for distribution.
Dagoreti MP Simba Arati has revealed that the owner of the sugar is an MP.
Arati called on the government to arrest and charge the owner.
“We know and have evidence showing that the sugar belongs to one of us in Parliament, We cannot let you wake up very early to vote for us and then use the back door to sell you products with elements such as mercury. If you all die, who will vote for us next time” Arati said.
Speaking in his constituency on Thursday, Arati called on the DCI to speed up investigations.
Arati said those behind the contraband sugar must face the law.
This comes few days after President Uhuru Kenyatta ordered for lifestyle audit on all public servants starting with himself in a bid to fight corruption in the country.