:: Kenya rewarded for fighting corruption ::
The
World Bank has agreed to
restart lending money to Kenya (having stopped in 2001) in acknowledgement of the
new government's efforts to tackle run-away corruption, thought to cost the country
$1 billion a year.
So far the new adminstration has made a good start with this huge task having appointed the widely-respected director of
Transparency International's chapter in Kenya,
John Githongo, to lead the fight against corruption, and ensured that funds are available to offer every child a
free primary school education...
James Wolfensohn the President of the
World Bank has however
urged the government to make as much progress as possible while it still enjoys widespread support...
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