TISA Launches New Citizen Tool as Nyamwamu Calls for Bold Action Against Corruption
By Peace Muthoka
The Institute for Social Accountability (TISA) has unveiled a new digital tool that allows Kenyans to track public projects, scrutinize budgets, and demand transparency in government spending. The platform gives citizens real-time access to information on funds meant for schools, hospitals, roads, and water systems.
TISA said the tool empowers communities to monitor procurement and ensure public money creates real development and dignity across the country. The organisation urged Kenyans to use the platform to question delays, report misuse, and follow every shilling allocated to public projects.
Governance expert Cyprian Nyamwamu welcomed the tool and said citizens now have a stronger role in shaping accountability. He said participation turns the public into key partners in governance and strengthens oversight.
Nyamwamu warned that corruption sits deepest at the national level, especially in procurement. He said Kenya needs a strong and coordinated system to fight it. He called for joint action with the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority, government agencies, civil society, churches, research institutions, and community groups. He said a handful of organisations cannot defeat a network of corruption.
Nyamwamu noted that fighting corruption demands political cost and courage. He urged Kenyans to build a nationwide movement that keeps pressure on government to act. He said oversight only works when citizens step forward and refuse silence.
He also warned that audits alone cannot fix the system. He said audits that reveal massive losses, including the recent Sh1.3 trillion figure, do not change anything without public action. He told Kenyans to use such reports to demand fairness and real accountability.
Nyamwamu said the new platform offers that opportunity. It allows citizens to follow procurement, check progress on public works, and expose waste. He said active citizens remain the strongest force against corruption and the true drivers of development.
The launch closed with a call for bold participation and stronger citizen power. TISA urged Kenyans to use the tool to protect public resources and strengthen trust in government.
