Reports that Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has ordered investigations into two of his ministers over the rental of state-owned homes have caught the attention of some in Kenya.
Lee said the probe whose results will be made public would establish whether "proper process" was followed in the rental of the colonial-era bungalows and if there was wrongdoing.
"This must be done to ensure that this government maintains the highest standards of integrity," Lee said in a statement.
Former Mukurweini MP Kabando wa Kabando said the development may interest President William Ruto, seemingly in light of revelations that a family member of a senior government official was involved in the latest Sh3.7 billion tender scandal at the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority.
"This may interest Kenya's President William Ruto. It may as well reawaken EACC Kenya on hitherto elusive lifestyle audits for public officers," Kabando said in a statement on Twitter.
The Kemsa scandal has already claimed several casualties.
Ruto fired Public Health Principal Secretary Josphine Mburu, sent home the entire Kemsa board and suspended the agency’s chief executive officer Terry Ramadhani over the mosquito net scandal.
The move sent shivers down the spines of senior government officials but the Opposition has insisted that the buck stops with Cabinet secretaries who bear the biggest responsibilities in ministries.
During a Cabinet meeting on May 16, an enraged Ruto fired a warning shot and cautioned CSs saying looting of public funds will not occur on his watch.
In reference to the move taken by the Singapore premier, Kabando wondered whether or not Ruto would take the cue and crack the whip against wayward members of his Cabinet.
"But with so many of those in Ruto's palace embroiled in scandals, others "cleared", hope for bold action highly unlikely, Or will they? he asked.
Almost immediately after Ruto ascended to power in September 2022, the Courts started clearing a number of senior politicians allied to him who were battling criminal and graft cases.
Among the notable cases was that against Aisha Jumwa who now serves in Ruto's government as Gender CS.