Development and Cooperation


	Contributions from the Column Facts and trends Results of renewables 2004 The security threat of climate change Growth engine micro finance G7 split on debt relief Kenya: accusations of corruption USA authorises generic AIDS drugs GDI course for university graduates Arab Human Development Report ACP countries and EU sugar-regime reform 03/2005		Kenya: accusations of corruption The Kenyan government’s anti-corruption campaigner, John Githongo, resigned from his post in early February. Immediately before, the British High Commissioner to Kenya, Edward Clay, had renewed serious accusations of corruption against members of President Mwai Kibaki’s government. Githongo did not give any reasons for his resignation but according to the Nairobi-based newspaper The Nation, he was becoming increasingly frustrated with the government’s reluctance to take a stand against corruption. According to The Nation, Githongo was at loggerheads with several cabinet members over the handling of various bribery scandals. Clay’s accusations and Githongo’s resignation are the latest setbacks for Kibaki, who has forfeited any credibility as a campaigner against corruption since he took up office two years ago. At the time, the appointment of Githongo, former leader of the Kenyan section of Transparency International, was regarded as evidence of Kibaki’s intention to take serious action against corruption. Since then, however, a billion dollars has gone missing due to corruption in Kenya, according to statements by the donor countries. (ell)