Tuesday, March 06, 2007
NEWS
Rich nations censured for safe-guarding looted cash
Story by JUMA NAMLOLA
Publication Date: 3/6/2007
The West has been blamed for promoting corruption in developing countries by creating a safe haven money. The same nations blaming Kenya for failing to control corruption, had come up with proper legislation to combat the vice, Justice and Constitutional Affairs minister Martha Karua said yesterday. As a result, the Government was facing hurdles in its bid to have the more Sh140 billion stashed in foreign accounts abroad recovered, she said. The minister was addressing the official opening of a regional workshop specialised anti-corruption training for policy makers in Eastern Africa Whitesands Hotel in Mombasa. The training, which targets investigators, prosecutors, judicial officers policy makers, is organised by the United Nations Office on Drugs and (UNODC) and the Canadian government. “The international community, especially the developed countries, have shown the sense of urgency and commitment in fighting corruption as done against terrorism. In fact, corruption is economic terrorism, which fought by all,” she said. Ms Karua said some multinationals in the developed countries, were serving safe haven for corrupt individuals from Africa and other developing countries, but their governments had done much to punish them. “Let developing nations bring up legislation ensuring that multinationals colluding with corrupt individuals, punished,” she said.
Corrupt deals The minister said despite the formation of various agencies to fight corruption, politicisation of the process major drawback. Constitutional Affairs minister Martha Karua with Liberia’s solicitor-general Tiawan Gongloe during a regional workshop on anti-corruption at Whitesands Hotel in Mombasa. She claimed that some people, who ought to answer queries on corrupt deals, had turned into saints cartels, which were fighting the Government’s efforts to expose and prosecute them. UNODC regional representative Carsten Hyttel challenged the UN to adapt their legislation and regulations take various initiatives regarding bribery of public organisations. Canadian high commissioner to Kenya Ross Hynes said corruption undermined democracy, imposed economic penalties on society and posed threats to public security.
NEWS
Rich nations censured for safe-guarding looted cash
Story by JUMA NAMLOLA
Publication Date: 3/6/2007
The West has been blamed for promoting corruption in developing countries by creating a safe haven money. The same nations blaming Kenya for failing to control corruption, had come up with proper legislation to combat the vice, Justice and Constitutional Affairs minister Martha Karua said yesterday. As a result, the Government was facing hurdles in its bid to have the more Sh140 billion stashed in foreign accounts abroad recovered, she said. The minister was addressing the official opening of a regional workshop specialised anti-corruption training for policy makers in Eastern Africa Whitesands Hotel in Mombasa. The training, which targets investigators, prosecutors, judicial officers policy makers, is organised by the United Nations Office on Drugs and (UNODC) and the Canadian government. “The international community, especially the developed countries, have shown the sense of urgency and commitment in fighting corruption as done against terrorism. In fact, corruption is economic terrorism, which fought by all,” she said. Ms Karua said some multinationals in the developed countries, were serving safe haven for corrupt individuals from Africa and other developing countries, but their governments had done much to punish them. “Let developing nations bring up legislation ensuring that multinationals colluding with corrupt individuals, punished,” she said.
Corrupt deals The minister said despite the formation of various agencies to fight corruption, politicisation of the process major drawback. Constitutional Affairs minister Martha Karua with Liberia’s solicitor-general Tiawan Gongloe during a regional workshop on anti-corruption at Whitesands Hotel in Mombasa. She claimed that some people, who ought to answer queries on corrupt deals, had turned into saints cartels, which were fighting the Government’s efforts to expose and prosecute them. UNODC regional representative Carsten Hyttel challenged the UN to adapt their legislation and regulations take various initiatives regarding bribery of public organisations. Canadian high commissioner to Kenya Ross Hynes said corruption undermined democracy, imposed economic penalties on society and posed threats to public security.
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