Ruto allows IMF to audit his government
President Ruto allows IMF to audit his government after pressure from Western powers
President Ruto allows IMF to audit his government after pressure from Western powers.
The Government of Kenya entered into a partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to conduct a governance and corruption diagnosis to unlock new funding from the monetary institution after pressure from Western nations.
The move is in a bid to combat rampant corruption in the country which has spiralled out of control. Prime Cabinet Secretary, Musalia Mudavadi, made the revelations on Monday affirming that he signed off the request on behalf of the government.
“On our own volution. We have requested for governance and corruption diagnostic and I signed off that request on behalf of the government of Kenya,” he stated emphasising that it was out of the government’s own accord.
The Prime Cabinet Secretary cited the major reason he signed off the document is because corruption keeps rearing its head and it needs to be contained.
“It is true that after consultations with the President of the Republic of Kenya and the Treasury, the Government of Kenya on its own volition, requested the IMF to conduct a governance and corruption diagnosis in Kenya,” he revealed.
All government parastatals, ministries, departments, and institutions will be required to undergo a mandatory governance and corruption diagnosis. “No institution is going to be free from this diagnosis,” he added.
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“Corruption is across the board. Fundamental institutions that drive the economy will all be subject to this diagnosis,” Prime CS Mudavadi noted.
The premier insisted it is important for the country to take the corruption diagnosis in order to move the economy forward and get citizens to benefit fully from the taxes they pay.
Prime CS Mudavadi warned corrupt public servants who were putting off the diagnosis exercise stating their days are numbered.
“If it turns out that it was by design that somebody was deliberately making sure that certain aspects of the technology are not implemented or not put in place, then the diagnosis will catch up with you,” he warned.
Earlier, the IMF urged Kenya to consider conducting a full audit of graft and governance before new funding of Ksh77.5 billion is approved by the International Monetary Fund. The government wanted to secure external funding without addressing lingering issues of corruption and transparency.
The IMF was hesitant to release funds following Kenya’s withdrawal of Ksh346 billion in planned tax hikes, which were suspended after widespread protests in June.
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