State capture
Kenya
### Kenya

In May 2019, reports of state capture in Kenya started emerging. *Inside Kenya's Inability to Fight Corruption*, which was published by Africa Centre for Open Governance (AfriCOG) highlighted the issue, outlining why President [Uhuru Kenyatta](/wiki/Uhuru_Kenyatta "Uhuru Kenyatta")'s anti\-corruption measures were not working. This was attributed to state capture where state institutions had been repurposed for private profiteering mainly by the first family. The study concluded that public\-driven prosecutions, rampant in Kenya, were likely to worsen corruption rather than reduce it. 

In June 2022, UDA presidential candidate [William Ruto](/wiki/William_Ruto "William Ruto") (now the current president) stated that he would end state capture in Kenya if he took office after the August 2022 General Elections. He claimed he would form a quasi\-judicial public inquiry within 30 days to establish the extent of cronyism and state capture in the nation and make recommendations.


How do public-driven prosecutions affect corruption in Kenya?