Global Report 20 oct 2009

Kenya mst corrupt country in the African region




Kenya has once again topped the list of the most corrupt countries in the region. Transparency international's bribery index says Kenya has the most incidents of corruption at 45 percent followed by Uganda and Tanzania. The Kenya police at 66.5 per cent is rated the most corrupt in East Africa. The force remain at the top for the eighth year running although Tanzania and Uganda police also rank high at 62.5 and 58.3 per cent. In Kenya, 51 percent of respondents reported paying bribes to get services while 68 percent Ugandans and 55 percent of Tanzanians paid bribes to get services. Corruption will continue eating us unless we took a step and stopped bribing, we might whine forever but the solution rests on us, if every Kenyan chose not to bribe for services and use the right channels, even poverty could decline given that corruption has contributed to the deepening poverty and the cost of doing business in East Africa.



Younis Khan retained as the captain of Pakistan Cricket team

Losing a player like Younis Khan has made his many fans upset and young cricket fans are disappointed at the way Younis has been treated by the authorities. They want Younis back and the fact that he resigned without hesitation is being appreciated as a worthy decision, one that proves his innocence and reflects the antipathy of the concerned officials towards him. Pakistani cricket is already on a decline and losing good players like Younis Khan is another setback to the countrys most popular sport. At the same time, a point of concern is the attempt of political involvement to use cricket affairs for their ulterior aims. MQM leader Altaf Husasins statement that they will hold countrywide protests in case Younis Khans resignation is accepted is such an example. The countrys politicians need to stay out of sports since their involvement will further exacerbate the declining state of healthy sports in the country.




2009 clean up dive campaign on Aqaba beach

Public volunteers and navy divers gathered on Saturday under the 2009 Clean Up the World dive campaign in Aqaba to clean the area. Volunteers removed around one tonne of garbage. A huge amount of plastic was obtained through the cleaning process, which was depriving coral life from receiving light and nutrients. Another cleaning up campaign was carried out by around 1000 volunteers, consisting of school students and other volunteers on another Aqaba beach. Royal Marine Conservation Society (JREDS) Executive Director Fadi Sharaiha said that campaigns should be directed towards educating people about dangers surrounding our beaches due to such issues, but maybe education alone is not enough, laws need to be set, and more serious action needs to be taken to make people abide by such laws.

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• Transparency international
• bribery index
• corruption
• Uganda
• Tanzania
• East Africa
• poverty
• Kenya
• Younis Khan
• Pakistan Cricket team
• ICC Champions trophy
• match fixing
• sports
• Aqaba beach
• plastic
• garbage
• Jordan