YVONNE’S TAKE: Questions, as Gov't probes Uhuru, claim that Kenya loses Ksh.2B a day

A few years ago, a claim was made, one that has now been bandied about rather often. This claim was made by the former President of the Republic, that Kenya loses Ksh.2 billion a day through corruption.

Now, let me paint the context at the time. When he made the statement, there was a big push to amend the country’s supreme law through a process termed the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI). There was much debate about the process, whether it was warranted, justified and the cost of the process to the taxpayer.