Kenyans on anti-graft mission

Kenyan legislators arrived in Botswana on a five-day visit to learn how the country has managed to keep corruption at bay since independence in 1966, media reports said.

The legislators, from the parliamentary anti-corruption committee, have been holding a series of meetings with anti-corruption authorities in Botswana, the commissioner of police, President Festus Mogae, former president Ketumile Masire and the speaker of parliament, among others.

On their return to Kenya, they will present their report to parliament when it reopens after recess. The chairman of the committee, Musikari Kombo, told Gaborone-based Kenyans that the body’s findings and recommendations would shake Kenya because they would spare no-one. He further added that the committee has already drafted a bill, which will be tabled before parliament together with the damning report.

They chose Botswana because of its reputation as one of the least corrupt nations in the world. They felt that Botswana’s case has a lot of lessons for Kenya, which is regarded as one of the most corrupt nations in the world.