Activists in Kisumu County have hailed the move by the Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission (EACC) to investigate and prosecute those involved in graft cases in the Kisumu County Assembly.
Executive Director of Transform Empowerment for Action Initiative (TEAM) George Collins Owuor said the move will restore the public’s confidence in the anti graft body.
“The public are now happy with the Commission on its resolve to fight corruption in the county,” said Activist Owuor.
He said that the county residents have been demanding accountability and transparency from their elected leaders adding that anyone found culpable must face the full force of the law.
Speaking in Kisumu on Thursday during a forum on county budget making, Owuor urged members of the public and other whistle-blowers to be reporting cases of alleged corruption both in the Assembly and at the county government offices.
He said corruption stifles development adding that locals who pay taxes must see to it that their taxes are used prudently but not pocketed by a few selfish individuals.
Owuor at the same time raised an alarm over reports that most MCAs in the Kisumu County Assembly are doing business with the Assembly either as suppliers or contractors a move he says is illegal.
Elsewhere, Dr. Mark Okowa, Maseno University lecturer, has asked the State to ensure the credibility of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) with the disbanded commissioners adding that it is crucial for the executive to come out strongly and tell Kenyans exactly what their plan is with EACC having crumbled.