Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) CEO Twalib Mbarak has said the progress in the fight against corruption takes time, just like the hour hand in a clock - moving albeit slowly.
"For our side, we say it is moving in the right direction... it takes time you cannot see it visibly moving but we are moving in very deep in the right direction," he said.
He said the Commission has been taking strides towards the right direction, even when the steps are short.
Twalib spoke on Tuesday during the launch of the EACC five-year Strategic Plan for 2023 -28 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC).
"The progress is not about the destination. It is a life-like process. So after five years we will look into what worked and what went wrong and learn from that," he said.
Mbarak further compared the fight against corruption to managing a lifestyle disease, saying one needs several players and a solution - medication to manage the same.
Likewise, to achieve its strategic goals, the CEO said EACC has put players and pillars in place to successfully eradicate corruption in the country.
Mbarak said there is a need for society and administrative institutions to change their attitude towards the fight.
He discouraged blame towards the EACC and stakeholders in the battle against corruption including the judiciary, the Director of Public Prosecution, the Auditor General's office and even the media.
Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission chairman Bishop David Oginde has also revealed that the Commission is facing hurdles in executing its mandates.
"It is unfortunate but there are some obstacles that stand against us in our fight against corruption. One is the politicisation of the war against corruption, " he said.
Oginde said they were having challenges from political parties accusing them of targeting them, especially when one of their party members was implicated in alleged graft.
"When a politician is being questioned, leave alone being arrested, just being questioned about possibilities of engaging in corruption, that political party rises and says 'we're being targeted'," he said.
The chairperson urged political parties to allow EACC to do their job, and the suspect to answer for the allegations before them.
