Since Kenya’s return to multiparty politics in 1992, corruption has become a more pervasive issue than it had been before the country’s independence. The government’s weakness in combating corruption has been worse proportionately as democracy has progressed.
There is substantial discussion over the cost of corruption to Kenya, but some analysts estimate it to be as high as 1% of GDP annually.
A lot of corruption instances are reported to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), the Auditor General, and the press on a regular basis, although they are rarely thoroughly investigated or properly handled.
Many people have credit this to alleged state capture as the President is unable address such issues due personal interest.
This is why the popular economist David Ndii has taken to his twitter account to educate Kenyans on State Capture and how it has played out in Uhuru’s government.
Here are the series of Ndii’s tweets explaining State Capture:
“State capture is the repurposing of public institutions to serve private interests. Northlands City is a textbook state capture case study. It begins with the Jomo Kenyatta land grab and ends with Uhuru using same office to monetize the land.
Even assuming a modest Sh50m/acre value from just public infrastructure provision, the value of the 11,000 acres works out to Sh550b, $4.6b, 4% of GDP! This is what is at stake for Kenyatta dynasty.
This mega cash haul was the purpose of putting Nairobi under military administration. It is the purpose of the Expressway, and why Uhuru is preoccupied with beautification of Nairobi rather than providing services, to showcase Nairobi to potential foreign property buyers.
State capture is mega corruption executed legally and procedurally, which makes it impossible to combat using conventional means. This is why we need a state capture inquiry.”
State capture is the repurposing of public institutions to serve private interests. Northlands City is a textbook state capture case study. It begins with the Jomo Kenyatta land grab and ends with Uhuru using same office to monetize the land. 1/4 pic.twitter.com/d1omPpZ4rc
— David Ndii (@DavidNdii) July 14, 2022
