The Devil’s Anus: How Corruption, Theft, And Incompetence Have Made Kenya Hostile To Honest Business

Corruption, bribery, and incompetence are the cancers that silently devour a nation from the inside, eroding its moral fiber, suffocating progress, and leaving its people gasping for dignity. These evils don’t just steal from the public purse—they rob the very soul of a community, turning hope into despair and integrity into a distant memory. In their wake, honest effort is punished, and mediocrity, dishonesty, and greed thrive, ensuring that nothing good, genuine, or noble can survive.

This is the brutal reality that Kenya faces today, a nation where corruption has rooted itself so deeply that it has become the lifeblood of daily operations. It has not only crippled the honest entrepreneurial spirit but made survival for honest businesses near impossible, turning the country into a hostile wasteland for integrity.

We need to remember and face the truth, that not long ago, Kenya was known as the land of endless opportunities. Our ancestors spoke of the land beneath our feet as fertile with potential. But then came the rains, not the rains that water crops, but the floods of corruption, theft, and incompetence that washed away any shred of morality, integrity, and hope. In 2013, we made the most fatal mistake: we elected people facing charges at the International Criminal Court, and that marked the beginning of our slow, deliberate march to destruction. The damage done to this country by greed is so deep that the wounds may never heal, and at the heart of it all is the business community, suffocating under the weight of a system that rewards theft and punishes virtue.

Entrepreneurs in Kenya now live in a dystopian reality where merit means nothing, and money means everything. The “system” has been designed to be hostile to anything good, genuine, or of integrity. If you dream of running a legitimate business, you might as well be dreaming of flying to the moon on a broomstick. Ninety-nine percent of honest businesses are either shut down or relocating because they can no longer survive the toxic fumes of bribery and incompetence. The only businesses that thrive are those willing to grease palms or play dirty. This is the Kenya we have created.

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When we chose leaders with bloodstained hands, we didn’t just choose thieves to lead us, we chose to bury any chance of fairness in business. Corruption doesn’t just make things harder; it makes everything impossible. You cannot get a simple tender, no matter how qualified you are, without handing out brown envelopes to “grease the wheels.” Your only reward for being the most qualified person is seeing the last in line. Merit has been left to rot in the sun, while mediocrity basks in the glory of stolen riches.

And let’s talk about the political elite, that group of smooth-talking, thieving hyenas who have turned Kenya into their playground. These same individuals have placed their cronies, fellow thieves, in key public and private positions. They’ve infiltrated every nook and cranny of the country, from the ministries to the courts, ensuring that every decision made benefits them, even at the cost of genuine businesses and entrepreneurs. As they loot public resources with reckless abandon, they laugh in our faces, knowing full well that we, the electorate, have handed them the keys to the kingdom.

The Kenyan entrepreneur faces a system that actively works against them. From the moment you register a business, you encounter roadblocks. Want to secure a government tender? Bribe someone. Want to import goods? Bribe someone. Need a business permit? Another bribe. Everywhere you turn, there’s a hand outstretched, not to help you, but to demand your last shilling. And if you dare to refuse, your application gets “lost,” your paperwork is “misplaced,” and your dreams are flushed down the drain.

Kenya has become a place where being moral and upright is akin to committing a crime. Integrity is not just discouraged; it is punished. In this country, doing the right thing can get you killed. This is not hyperbole. We have seen whistleblowers, journalists, and honest business owners meet untimely deaths, all because they dared to challenge the status quo. The thieves in power have created a system so perverse that anyone who tries to do the right thing is an enemy. The lesson is clear: in Kenya, if you stand for something, you will fall for everything.

The consequences of this rot are beyond comprehension. Unemployment is at an all-time high, not because there are no jobs, but because those jobs are reserved for the well-connected. The open theft of public resources has created a vicious cycle where the rich get richer, and the poor get poorer. We have created an economy that only benefits the thieves at the top, while everyone else drowns in poverty and despair. Honest business people, who could have created jobs and stimulated growth, are either leaving the country or shutting down entirely. Kenya has become a hostile environment for the very people who could save it.

Corruption is no longer just a moral failing; it is killing us. Quite literally. Hospitals lack medicine, roads are filled with potholes, and schools are falling apart, all because the funds meant to support these essential services have been looted. We have become a nation that feeds on its people, cannibalizing the very systems that are meant to support our growth. And while the elites gorge themselves on ill-gotten wealth, the rest of us starve—not just for food, but for justice, for fairness, for a future.

This nation is dying a slow death, and the cause of death is clear: corruption, incompetence, bribery, and theft. We are living in the aftermath of our own choices. We elected the devil’s disciples, and now, the devil himself has taken up residence in Nairobi, his throne nestled comfortably in the hearts of our political leaders. The stench of corruption is so pervasive that you can almost taste it in the air. Nairobi is no longer just a city; it is the devil’s anus, spewing forth rot and filth, day after day.

The real tragedy is that we allowed this to happen. We, the people, handed over the keys to the kingdom. We sold our souls for cheap promises and tribal allegiances. We elected thieves, and now we are surprised that they are stealing. It’s like hiring a wolf to guard the sheep and then complaining when all the sheep are eaten. The blame lies squarely on our shoulders, and until we uproot this corrupt ruling class, nothing will change.

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If we do not act, Kenya will become a million times worse than Sodom and Gomorrah, a nation so depraved that even God Himself will turn away in disgust. The Bible says, “Where there is no vision, the people perish,” and right now, Kenya is a land without vision. The only vision our leaders have is the next tender to steal, the next business to plunder, the next election to rig. And while they scheme and plot, the rest of us suffer the consequences.

The domino effect of this corruption is tearing Kenya apart. Honest businesses can no longer survive, jobs are disappearing, and people are sinking deeper into depression. The death toll is not just in the physical sense—though people are dying due to lack of services—it is also a spiritual death. Kenya has lost its soul, and unless we act, it will never recover.

The solution is clear: we must uproot this rotten ruling class. We must send them packing, every last one of them. And we must replace them with leaders who understand that leadership is about service, not self-enrichment. If we do not act now, we will be the architects of our demise. We will look back and realize that we stood by as our country was destroyed, and we did nothing.

Corruption has not only destroyed our businesses, it has destroyed our sense of self. We are no longer a proud, resilient people. We are a broken nation, crumbling under the weight of our apathy. But we can change this. We must change this. The alternative is unthinkable.

Kenya is at a crossroads, and the time to act is now.

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