Kenya is facing a leadership crisis despite its many administration degree programmes, Chief Justice David Maraga has said.
Maraga described the country’s leadership as being on trial and said there is evidence of this.
Reiterating that corruption is a pandemic in the country, he accused political leaders of “shamelessly plundering public resources without giving a thought to the poor who are in dire need of them”.
“We can only succeed in passing on the virtue of integrity to others if we live out whatever we say.”
The Supreme Court President noted jobs like his are not one of the faint-hearted.
Maraga asked fellow judges and the political class to strive for leadership that will earn them respect and engender public confidence in the discharge of their constitutional mandate.
He said it is common knowledge that some of the disputes brought to court involve matters of great national importance, matters which if not carefully and prayerfully handled can tip the balance of national security and plunge this country into chaos and total anarchy.
The CJ noted many leadership websites have been set up and that programmes are being offered by universities across the country so people can gain competitive advantages.
