A Kenyan government report has estimated that
corruption costs the country $1,000,000,000 per year.
It is also estimated that corruption results in approximately
25% of all government spending being lost without any benefit to society... and according to
Transparency International's "
Daily Bribery Survey" Kenyans pay on average
16 bribes a month, simply to go about their ordinary lives!
The head of
Transparency International's Kenya chapter,
John Githongo, has been put in charge of the country's anti-corruption efforts, and his presence seems to be having an effect as last week
all of the heads of government procurement departments were sacked for giving business to companies they part-owned and often failed to deliver the goods...