Former Mandera Senator Billow Kerrow has said that the fight against corruption cannot be won through the Judicial system.
Speaking on Friday, Billow said this is because it is a political war and it needs the goodwill of the presidency.
The former Senator said that the way the Kenyan court system is designed will only derail the process.
"The fact remains that the fight against corruption cannot be won in courts. I think the war on corruption is political, it requires the political will of the leader. When you say there is zero tolerance, you start from the day you are sworn into office, don't appoint someone who has been implicated.
"If there is a smoking gun, that is evidence enough for you to fire the person. The moment you say you are going to fight corruption in a court of law you will not win with the way our criminal justice system works. Political will is the most important thing if you want to fight corruption," Billow said on Citizen TV.
The former Mandera Senator noted that during the drafting of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, at Bomas of Kenya, and as chairman in one of the technical committees dealing with a chapter on Integrity, Chapter six, they proposed to include specific provision in that chapter that would give the independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) the powers to bar anyone implicated in corruption from running for office.
He, however, said that was not picked because it was said that the people are a reflection of society and they should be allowed to reject corrupt leaders.
"The argument that was put is that the public acts as a screen and people should be the ones to say no, you are not fit to hold office because you are not a person of integrity."
Kerrow added that Kenyan politicians have mastered how to manipulate the public.
He said the politicians exploit the people to get re-elected into office.
"It is not that people don't know who is corrupt."
