Ex-Chief Justice David Maraga will stamp out corruption and ensure the law is followed to the latter if he were the head of state.
Maraga shared these sentiments during the People Dialogue Festival at Uhuru Park stating that corruption was Kenya’s number one enemy.
“You are given resources to use for the welfare of the people…. you take it all to yourself”, he said.
The former CJ blamed rampant graft to the problem facing African countries, Kenya included.
“The truth of the matter what is ailing this country and many African countries is corruption”, he added.
“The moment you deal with corruption we will have no problem. If i were to be given the privilege to govern this country, I will get everybody to obey the law”, he said amid applause from the participants.
“I want to ask you: which type of leader would you want to have? The state of the country is bad…It’s open for everybody to see that the resources are being plundered, right left and center. The leadership that is required is one that is accountable to the people. The leadership we need is one who understands that when you are in a position of leadership, you are just a trustee of the people.”