Institutionalized corruption, is eating the very moral fiber of our country, (KENYA)It will bring us down to our knees, aided and abetted by politicians, a bloated bureaucracy and a willing entrepreneurial class, When will it end?....Corruption as defined is
Corruption is essentially termed as an "impairment of integrity, virtue or moral principle; depravity, decay, and/or an inducement to wrong by improper or unlawful means, a departure from the original or from what is pure or correct, and/or an agency or influence that corrupts."[1]
Corruption, when applied as a technical term, is a general concept describing any organized, interdependent system in which part of the system is either not performing duties it was originally intended to, or performing them in an improper way, to the detriment of the system's original purpose.
Political corruption, as the dysfunction of a political system or institution in which government officials, political officials or employees seek illegitimate personal gain through actions such as
bribery,
extortion,
cronyism,
nepotism,
patronage,
graft, and
embezzlement. Political corruption is a specific form of
rent seeking, where access to politics is organized with limited transparency, limited competition and directed towards promoting narrow interests (rent seeking is not to be confused with property rental).description,
I am sure all of us Kenyans and Africans have come across individuals who fit the above criteria
Corruption in Kenya is so institutionalized that the world Bank estimates that it is a crisis beyond a crisis...It,S THE GREATEST SINGLE threat to development and the fight against poverty any where in Africa. (In my opinion it,s worse than AIDS and Malaria) It,s not imminent threat but it is real and existing.
Law enforcement ,judicial and other legal avenues have failed, I have yet to see to a serious conviction by the anti corruption body..This leads to widespread poverty,Gross failure of public institutions and the finally ultimate, the lack of confidence in Government and social chaos, The present coalition government has yet to come with a plan to control, or abate the problem...We lack a RICO law (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (commonly referred to as RICO Act or RICO in the US.
Does Kenya need a Rico Law, Yes we do, This should include mandatory ethical training for all public officials..Law enforcement,procurement,contractual,Legal and judicial and parliamentary and other key institutions.
No stone should be left unturned , ...To be continued?.
I a apologize to all my readers for the unfortunate delays. But we do need to to seriously address the day forward and future our country Kenya, While corruption is the red herring,
What do we need to do as citizens and people who love the country. ?
It,s all about change in thinking, behavior and practice. l am inviting all KENYANS to contribute their ideas on the way forward,
We need to question our future social , Political and economic well being,
A Kenyan friend as i write has a problem obtaining ( import) Letter of credit financing to import Kenyan tea into the US....Quote "Credibility,Transparency and potential fraud" Letter from a major US Bank/////What do we need to to do? ,I am inviting everybody to comment . Usiogope To be continued.......
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In "It's Our Turn to Eat" (Fourth Estate, 12.99 pounds), journalist Michela Wrong delves into the corruption that has poisoned African societies, put a brake on development and discouraged investment.
