Politics and policy
There are 350 corruption cases pending in Kenyan courts, lobby groups have said. PHOTO | FILE
By ABIUD OCHIENG
In Summary
- High profile corruption scandals that have rocked the government.
- Some top officials have been sacked while others have been taken to court over various corruption related charges.
There are 350 corruption cases pending in Kenyan
courts, lobby groups have said raising concerns over the ability of the
Judiciary to resolve the runaway growth in graft.
The lobby groups said the rapid growth in corruption offences have affected both the government and private sector.
“There has been a wave of high-profile corruption
scandals affecting top government officials and departments, National
and county assemblies, private sector actors, and 350 corruption cases
are before our courts,” read a communication from the National Integrity
Alliance.
The backlog of pending cases in the courts has
piled pressure on the Judiciary at a time when the country is facing a
corruption crisis with the anti-corruption agency blaming the courts.
High profile corruption scandals have rocked the
government. Some top officials have been sacked while others have been
taken to court over various corruption related charges.
President Uhuru Kenyatta recently reshuffled his
Cabinet to replace Cabinet secretaries who had been suspended over
corruption as part of his government’s commitment to fighting the vice.
The National Integrity Alliance said they have
organised an event to celebrate the International Anti-Corruption (IAC)
Day on Wednesday.
Lobby groups under the alliance include Association
of Citizens Against Corruption, Angaza Writers, the Society for
International Development and Transparency International.
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