Kenya Government Rotten With Culture of Graft and Corruption

Kenya Government Rotten With Culture of Graft and Corruption

Kenyans heaved a collective sigh of relief this month following President Mwai Kibaki's rejection of a huge pay raise given to him by the country's sleaze-ridden parliament.

Kibaki, the country's third president, caved in to public pressure Dec. 13 and declined a hefty salary increase that would have netted him more than $44,000 a month.

But Kenyans remain suspicious of their corrupt politicians, always scheming to rob the public purse. The country has reportedly lost over $1 billion -- nearly a fifth of its state budget -- to corruption since Kibaki took office in 2002.

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