Friday, August 29, 2025 - Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) chairperson, Bishop David Oginde, has delivered a bold message to Kenyans, urging them to take responsibility in the fight against corruption.
Speaking during a recent interview, Oginde, who previously
served as presiding Bishop of Christ Is The Answer Ministries (CITAM), stated
that corruption will remain entrenched unless Kenyans stop voting for leaders
with questionable integrity and celebrating unexplained wealth.
“Interestingly, our data showed that 69 per cent of Kenyans
neither asked for nor offered a bribe. So the majority of Kenyans are not
corrupt,” he said.
“The real problem is a small group whose actions cause
immense damage.”
“Instead of condemning them, citizens admire and elect them.
Until we stop this cycle, corruption will persist.”
Oginde criticized the culture of re-electing tainted
leaders, saying it undermines EACC’s work.
“We investigate, arrest, and take suspects to court. Yet at
the ballot, Kenyans return them to office, then turn around and blame EACC.
That is illogical,” he said.
Oginde concluded by lamenting Kenya’s tendency to glorify
corruption:
“We love corrupt people. A clean candidate may not get three
votes, while a corrupt one wins with a landslide.”
“It is crazy, but that is our reality.”
Recently, Oginde made headlines with a fiery prayer at State
House on July 30th, during President William Ruto’s signing of the
Conflict of Interest Bill into law.
Drawing from the biblical story of Ananias and Sapphira, he
warned those conspiring to steal public resources that divine justice awaits
them.
“I pray that those tempted to circumvent this law will face
not only the justice of the land but also the justice of heaven,” Oginde
declared before the President, Cabinet Secretaries, Speakers of Parliament and
legislators.
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