It is estimated that the government loses 30 percent of its annual budget to corruption, leading to persistent budget deficits and borrowing to finance government operations and fund development programmes.

The value of government funds stolen through corrupt deals in Kenya by state and public officers increased to Ksh140.2 billion ($1.4 billion) in 2019 from Ksh67.1 billion ($671 million) in 2017, according to the annual report by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP).

The report by the ODPP for the first time shows the value of government funds stolen through corrupt deals by Cabinet secretaries, principal secretaries, governors and senior county officials, deputy county commissioners and senior officials, members of county assembly (MCAs) and directors and chief executives of state-owned corporations.

State officials have generally gone scot-free because they have either compromised law enforcement agencies or enjoy political protection by the establishment. This has greatly motivated them to engage in large scale theft of public funds while most poor Kenyans starve.

Some of the scandals that have bedeviled the Government include the Eurobond, Kimarer Dam, Maizegate, Chickengate and National Youth Service project.

To date, the Kenyan economy is in shambles because of high debt, stalled projects, overpriced projects. There is a shortfall of Ksh. 900 in the 2022-23 budget alone. Before the new government can start a new round of borrowing in the name of Kenyan people, the govt is duty-bound to tell Kenyans who stole what between 2013 and 2022. This can be achieved by a Commission of Inquiry to unearth what transpired.