Are scandals involving loss of taxpayers’ money not so many in Kenya? Aren’t related investigations equally many? Aren’t Members of Parliament vetting nominees to key positions as stipulated in the Constitution? Indeed, requirements for key positions keep rising in attempts to give the taxpayers the tried and tested.
This vetting is on live television. Those that are not live are monitored by a battery of journalists who file detailed reports, including the candidate’s assets and liabilities, where they went to school, and the top jobs they have held.