President William Ruto has announced legal reforms to fight graft, ordered a speedy probe into alleged police excesses and hinted at compensation of victims of the Gen Z protests. “What has emerged as the foremost national concern requiring urgent and decisive action is the vexing matter of corruption,” the President said. Within 90 days, the President added, his administration will propose amendments to the Public Finance Management Act and the Public Procurement and Disposal Act. “The aim of these measures is to provide an open and transparent public procurement platform which gives open, real-time and end-to-end public visibility of public procurement from advertisement to award of contracts,” he said. “I direct relevant ministries to obtain, verify and provide accurate data to facilitate appropriate government action within 30 days,” Ruto said.
