Corruption
Corruption is a complex phenomenon that has deep psychological and cultural roots. Beyond the actions of our leaders and institutions, we need to believe that corruption can be eliminated. Such change may take generations and will require a concerted effortfrom our family, schools, varsities and other institutions. But perhaps more importantly, it requires our commitment to be part of such efforts to effect the change we would like to see. We must understand the reasons why corruption continues to exist in the country and we have to do something about it. People commonly define corruption as some form of malpractice. Corrupt acts fall into two types: small scale (those done by individuals as citizens or in a business context) and large scale (those associated with the government).
Mere introduction of corruption control instruments such as establishment of the ACC, audit systems and other mechanisms of monitoring and evaluation etc without the overall reform of governance will not produce the desired results.
Independent judiciary, free media, free access to information including freedom of expression, political rights, property rights, and free and fair elections and indeed provision of active civil society participation in all aspects of public governance, etc. are necessary to have a corruption free state.
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