According to Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu, Kenyans embezzling public funds should be encouraged to invest their windfall domestically rather than stashing it abroad.
If allowed to be invested locally, she claimed that illicit cash flows may promote national growth.
According to study published in 2020, the Kenyan ruling class who benefited from public monies is thought to have stored up to $2.6 billion (£2.1 billion) in offshore bank accounts, according to the World Bank’s estimation.
At a gathering in Nairobi, Ms. Gathungu stated:
Quote Message: Perhaps we should start a campaign that says if you steal it and you are able to get away with it, invest it in the country where it is stolen. If you steal it from Kenyans, invest it in Kenya.”
Perhaps we should start a campaign that says if you steal it and you are able to get away with it, invest it in the country where it is stolen. If you steal it from Kenyans, invest it in Kenya.”
It sounds very strange, but perhaps we could then see development taking place in our country and then later we ask the questions, where did you get it from?”
It sounds very strange, but perhaps we could then see development taking place in our country and then later we ask the questions, where did you get it from?”
She continued by saying that auditors general in the area were considering it.
Social media users responded to the comments in different ways. While some saw it as the auditor-pragmatic general’s approach to streamlining the use of public funds, others saw it as a surrender.
The auditor general, an independent constitutional agency, keeps an eye on how Kenyan public resources are used and managed.
