I Choose Life Africa CEO Mike Mutungi during the event to mark International Anti-Corruption Day in Eldoret on Monday

Civil Society groups have launched a new anti-corruption initiative through which they will profile leaders and empower the public on auditing expenditure on public projects.

The NGOs have set up a website known as Kenya Mpya Website, through which the leaders including all the 47 governors and others in public institutions, will be profiled with details showing the implementation of projects and funds utilised on the same.

They will also profile MPs and all those in decision-making positions.

I Choose Life Africa CEO Mike Mutungi said the aim is to give the public information, technology, and tools they need to step up the war on graft by oversighting leaders’ performance.

He said it was possible to have a corrupt-free society if all Kenyans engage in pushing for accountability by leaders and institutions.

“For example, we will provide information on all budgets to counties and list of projects with specific status of implementation and allocated funds for the projects,” Mutunga said.

He said that once such information is provided to the public, it would enable Kenyans to audit leaders and use the same information to determine the electability of the leaders.

Mutungi said lack of information had been a major hindrance in the fight against graft but through the Kenya Mpya website, Kenyans will be armed with information to check on the performance of their leaders and institutions.

He said Kenyans would be able to make informed decisions, especially on leadership and governance.

Mutungi said with the profiling of all leaders, they will also be able to come up with scorecards for the leaders for use by Kenyans to decide from an informed position, especially during elections.

“Once we profile you as a leader have misappropriated public funds then we will have a mechanism for the scorecards so that when we go to elections Kenyans can decide based on issues, facts, and evidence,” Mutunga said.

Mutunga was speaking in Eldoret on Monday during an event to mark International Anti-Corruption Day whose theme was centered around involving the youth in the war against graft

He said I Choose Life Africa empowers more than one million youth annually and believes it is possible to use the same youth in ensuring a corrupt-free generation.

The media he said, is key in amplifying information from various actors in the war against graft which requires partnership from various groups.

Uasin Gishu County commissioner Dr Eddison Nyale said the youth were pivotal in the war against graft if they are mentored to always value integrity and high morals.