Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has urged all three arms of government to join hands and fight corruption.
Speaking in Mombasa on Tuesday, the CS stated that fighting graft cannot be successful without joint effort.
The CS expressed concerns that corrupt practices degrade efficiency in the delivery of public sector services to the people.
"The three arms of government; Executive, Legislature and Judiciary remain individually and collectively accountable to the people of Kenya, who are a superior authority and wield sovereign power as expressed in the Constitution of Kenya," Kindiki said.
"The three arms of Government must work together to deliver service efficiently and seamlessly," he added.
The CS was giving an address at the National Council on the Administration of Justice (NCAJ) chaired by Chief Justice Martha Koome.
Kindiki highlighted that the functional independence of any arm of Government cannot be an excuse for frustrating, stalling, or inhibiting service delivery to the people of Kenya.
As a result, he also called on state agencies to cooperate and fight corruption as one.
"All State organs and agencies are joined in the hip and must deliver together or perish separately. Institutional competition and confrontation lead to paralysis in service delivery and the collective failure of the Constitution," Kindiki added.
The former Senator insisted that corruption poses an existential threat to the sustainability and long-term viability of Kenya as a modern, prosperous democracy.
He highlighted that graft strikes at the heart of the Nation's soul and diverts critical resources, essential for the realisation of the Kenyan dream.
"This is why I insist that success in the fight against corruption requires coordination, collaboration, and consultation among all State organs and arms of Government," Kindiki emphasized.
Also present at the event were Justin Muturi (Attorney General), Renson Igonga (Director of Public Prosecutions), Japhet Koome (Inspector General of the National Police Service), Twalib Mbarak (CEO, Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission), Mohamed Amin (Director of Criminal Investigations), representatives from the ranks within the Judges and Civil Society organisations.
Early this year, President William Ruto said he is ready to offer leadership to fight incompetent leadership, vested interest and corruption to transform the country.
The President said he would fight the three vices whether they are in the Executive, Legislature or Judiciary, noting that they have delayed the country’s transformation.
He said that Kenyans can no longer afford to wait and are eager for transformation that directly impacts their lives.
"We will do whatever it takes to fight corruption,” he said.
