EditorialMPs buy goods for distribution to the public using public funds yet go ahead to brand them with their own namesOur political leaders are renowned for demonstrating showmanship than the leadership for which they were elected. Across the country, projects undertaken by devolved units, from schools, offices and even toilets are accompanied by billboards of smiling governors. Sadly, even the coronavirus pandemic that has rudely disrupted the lives of Kenyans has given some of our elected leaders the perfect opportunity to market themselves. Cases in which governors, MCAs and MPs buy goods for distribution to the public using public funds yet go ahead to brand them with their own names abound. But in a welcome move, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has written to governors to stop this type of deceit.

Source: Standard Digital June 09, 2020 17:31 UTC