President Uhuru Kenyatta has spared public officials, including Cabinet Secretaries under investigation for questionable spending of taxpayers’ money, the sack until they are charged in court as he announced a Sh10 billion fund to heal the wounds of historical grievances.
Mr Kenyatta said in his State of the Nation Address on Thursday that any sackings for corruption would be guided by law, a departure from his 2015 speech when five Cabinet Secretaries, eight principal secretaries and over 170 other public officials were asked to step aside on graft claims. Expectations were high among Kenyans ahead of the address that the President would use the occasion to demonstrate his resolve to deal with corruption, including possible suspension of public officials.
