Amazing we are back to basics. Corruption or integrity is not a metric of economic development - but a big cancer that decimates everything. It is well known infrastructure and the rule of law - particularly a stable judiciary - are the key ingredients in the development recipe. Right before capital, manpower and other resources. Unless you are ignorant you can see how corruption interferes with these inputs of development. I mean substandard infra all over, counterfeits and piracy, inefficient enforcement of contracts, fake degrees, titles and other docs.. The graft "tax" so obviously makes Pundit's assertions here bizarre.
Magufulication or minimizing corruption does not make the economic inputs wishable away in TZ. It just one important thing that must be dealt with. Even if you got sizable growth with lots of corruption - you still need to address the vice - same as other crimes - drugs, murder, etc. Does growth make us ignore HIV or cancer? Being rich or prosperous does not make me want to die from corrupt cops who let thru worn-out tanker. Or corrupt bordermen let in Al Shaabab. Or corrupt taxmen let in mercury sugar. Or corrupt IEBC officials cause PEV. Or corrupt foresters cause drought. Corruption is a bottomless abyss.
This is my main beef with Ruto - not just his fake genius - which just make him even with the rest of the Regular Joes. Like Moi made corruption free-for-all - stashing cash in the boot to give school kids - Ruto suffers from this same Kalenjin syndrome - of wantonly displaying his affluence and "blessings". Like Moi - Ruto is spreading the Gospel of Corruption to the masses - and this is very dangerous far beyond any miracles he has to offer. Not a Kibaki nor Jomo - more akin to corrupt, inept Moi on steroids.
Ruto is the Snake in the Garden of Kenya - poor Wanjiku is gullible Eve - corruption is the forbidden fruit. The way you see the Judases in parliament today - bribed in the loos, night allowance, anything for 30 pieces of silver - these are Moi's and Kibaki's generation that learnt from Goldenberg, Anglo Leasing, Triton, etc. Imagine a Ruto presidency - from what we see now as a mere VP. Kenya would be Sodom & Gomorrah under President William Ruto.