Ruto to investigative bodies: Do your work without fear or favour
President William Ruto has assured the investigative agencies in the country of his commitment to enabling them to discharge their mandate effectively. The President said he would do his part in ensuring Kenyans' taxes do not go to waste. https://bit.ly/3RhDX7z
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00:00 We are therefore taking strong measures to ensure that all public resources are administered transparently,
00:08 efficiently and in a secure manner.
00:11 One of our best interventions is the use of digital technology and the migration of all government services
00:21 and revenue collection to a single pay bill.
00:25 Since this measure was implemented, we have witnessed a significant rise in total revenues collected.
00:33 Besides enhancing revenue collection, digitization has eliminated revenue leakage through corruption and theft.
00:42 It is most important that we sustain this progress in promoting integrity, transparency and efficiency in resource management.
00:53 And for this reason, I direct that all agencies observe the December 31 deadline to finalize the migration to e-citizen platform.
01:06 It is only right that I match this admirable commitment by the people of Kenya to do their part in getting the economy going
01:18 and give an assurance that all taxes collected by government shall be put to their intended use
01:27 and that no single shilling, no Kenyan shilling, shall be lost through embezzlement, theft or corruption.
01:39 I urge our justice, law and order institutions, led by the judiciary and the anti-corruption agencies
01:50 to discharge their mandate without fear, favour, ill-will or prejudice.
01:59 I also give my personal undertaking to support the timely prosecution of all those involved in corruption
02:10 without regard to their social, economic, ethnic, political status or connection or any other consideration whatsoever.
02:22 This is the minimum that is expected of us in fulfilment of our constitutional mandate, and Kenyans deserve no less.
02:35 [END]