Individual resolve can help fight corruption

CORRUPTION is everybody’s fight. It affects every facet of national life.

And in our case where money parts ways for every conceivable service, it will be preposterous to say only judges, politicians and top public servants take bribes. Ordinary workers and citizens take their due.

That is why as part of the campaign to ensure integrity in public service, the Second Republic introduced the slogan; “Don’t pay money to anybody, it is bribery and corruption”.

To succeed in the fight against corruption, the state should make it a process instead of an event where we highlight corrupt practices such as the alleged involvement of some judges in corrupt practices, the expose on CEPS officials and cocoa smugglers.

Unless integrity issues become the central focus of ensuring accountability in all facets of public life, we shall be touching the surface of the issues rather than dealing with the root causes.

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