When he took over the reins of power on December 30, President Kibaki promised Kenyans that the days of corruption as a national pastime were over and that his administration was committed to a policy of zero-tolerance to corruption. And because he made this declaration in the presence of his predecessor, whose regime is blamed for runaway corruption in the public sector, Kenyans were convinced that things would change for the better. But have they? Is the Government’s war on corruption losing steam? Although it has demonstrated an impressive commitment to erasing the sad legacy of corruption from the public domain, the goals it set for itself may, after all, have been too ambitious, says this commentary from the Daily Nation newspaper.