Corruption has grown by 240 per cent since President Kenyatta took over government in 2013, Interior Principal Secretary Karanja Kibicho has admitted.
In a sworn affidavit dated June 8th, Kibicho listed corruption cases that has led to loss of taxpayers' hard earned money running to billions of shillings through skewed procurement processes since Kenyatta took over the reigns.
The Interior PS was responding to a decision by the Employment and Labour Relations court that suspended President Kenyatta’s order to have all heads of procurement step aside for fresh vetting.
In the affidavit, Kibicho gives an example of an irregular purchase of a computerized conference management system at Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC) at Sh.597 Million.
He also reveals that a defective printer at the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) was bought at Sh300 million and an illegal land purchase by National Housing Corporation at a whooping Sh400 million.
The Star reports that there were at least 3,355 graft cases before President Uhuru assumed office, but the cases have grown to 8,044 cases in the last five years.
The PS asks the court to reverse the suspension orders to ensure that corruption suspects don't escape justice. President Uhuru has declared war against graft as he looks to cement his legacy before leaving office in 2022.
"From today, we don’t want to hear when someone steals, he starts saying that "my community or my religion is being targeted". If you stole, you stole alone, carry your own cross," a visibly agitated Uhuru recently said.
More than 30 suspects in the Sh9 billion scandal at the National Youth Service (NYS) were charged in court two weeks ago and will remain in custody until the end of the trial after they were denied bail.
Among those in remand prison is Youth Affairs Principal Secretary Lilian Omollo and NYS Director-General Richard Ndubai.
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