The recent revelations of corrupt dealings at the Devolution and Planning Ministry has attracted a global audience. The New York Times newspaper jumped on the massive corruption in the country, and published an article dubbed An Anticorruption Plea in Kenya: ‘Please, Just Steal a Little’.
The piece written by Jeffrey Gettleman, revealed to the whole world the dubious dealings at the Ministry headed by Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru, following a report by the Parliamentary Accounts Committee (PAC) that highlighted outrageous purchases.
The hashtag #JustStealaLittle trended minutes after the article went viral on twitter.
In his article, Gettleman interviewed John Githogo, a former senior government anti-corruption official, who expressed his disbelief on the grievous happenings in the country.
“A pen? More than $80 on a single pen? Come on, this is the biggest bunch of crooks to ever run a government in this part of Africa. This is literally the rape of the country, everything from the poaching of our wildlife to the accumulation of debt at an extraordinary level,” Githongo stated.
The ridiculous purchases at the Devolution Ministry was also carried by other international media including the BBC and African Independent of South Africa.
Among the expenses considered most extravagant in the report released on Tuesday, was the purchase of a Sh1.7 Million touch screen television, carpets worth Sh3.8 Million and 18 condom dispensers at Sh450,000.
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