Kenya: John Githongo On Garissa - Kenya's Corrupt Chickens Have Come Home to Roost

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Should we be surprised that Kenya's security forces can't contain Al-Shabaab? In an interview with the Daily Maverick, veteran Kenyan anti-corruption fighter John Githongo says no, explaining that decades of corruption has left the state vulnerable to insecurity and terrorism. Even worse is that nothing is changing. By KINGSLEY KIPURY and SIMON ALLISON.

Throughout the course of his iconic career, John Githongo has pushed the same message: corruption doesn't pay. It was Githongo, remember, who exposed the Anglo Leasing scandal in 2006 (the multi-billion shilling defence procurement contracts that were less about security than about lining the pockets of top officials). This is the man who took on the president himself, at great personal risk. He has literally put his life on the line in the name of truth and transparency, and shows no signs of slowing down - he's currently heading up Inuka Kenya, an NGO focusing on governance issues, and is chair of the Africa Institute for Governing with Integrity.

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