Some are asking the President and Mr Odinga to give up control of the process by expanding its task force to include all stakeholders. It is unimaginable that the DCI could today investigate graft allegations against, say, the President or his close allies. The President could, essentially, force governors with divergent political and economic ideology to step aside by instituting frivolous cases against them. One option would be to devolve DCIs and ODPPs to the counties as elective positions — as it’s the case in some jurisdictions. Probably more importantly, it would protect devolution by creating a firewall to prevent national governments from interfering with county leaderships.

Source: Daily Nation December 31, 2019 01:52 UTC