However, according to Transparency International (TI), only seven in 100 Kenyans will report or complain about corruption.
Will Attorney General Githu Muigai’s proposals to President Uhuru Kenyatta change this?
“Of particular interest is that citizens do not seem to trust their governments to respond to the reports on corruption,” Samuel Kimeu, the executive director of TI Kenya, said in a statement.Task Force on Review of Legal, Policy and Institutional Framework for Fighting Corruption, commissioned by Muigai, wants whistleblowers and witnesses rewarded.
It recommends that whistleblowers and witnesses in corruption cases should get at least 10% of the value of any property recovered after conclusion of the matter so as to motivate more Kenyans to report about corruption, Daily Nation reports.
This, according to the report, will increase people’s willingness to volunteer information or giving evidence in courts.
It also wants witnesses and whistleblowers protected to build up confidence among Kenyans in reporting corruption.
The task force also proposes making it illegal to operate a foreign bank account without permission from EACC and immediately suspending public officers charged with corruption at half pay.
Currently, Kenyans can report corruption cases anonymously online through platforms like: EACC’S Anonymous Whistleblower’s System, Transparency International Kenya and President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Website.
source: Tuko Kenya