Corruption

I would like to share with you parts of a blog post that I prepared for Transparency International's blog Space for Transparency for Anti-Corruption Day:

Today is Anti-Corruption Day, created in 2003 by the United Nations to raise awareness of corruption and of the role of the UN Convention against Corruption in combating and preventing it.

I thought you might be interested in this radio program that I just heard about road safety in Kenya, which probably echoes the problems in Nigeria. There is also a mention of petty corruption and Transparency International. You may want to listen to it and give your feedback.

Since I went to school in Nairobi myself I remember these problems which we had even back then.. but it seems road safety in Kenya has unfortunately gotten worse.

• Road Kill - Part One - Kenya

  Mon, 15 Nov 10

  Duration:
  24 mins

  "It's a woman with a tiny baby and luggage on the back of a motorbike with no helmet." Sheena McDonald travels to Kenya to find out what the government is doing to improve on road safety and reduce the number of traffic accidents.

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The HRC advocacy group is starting a discussion forum on Corruption and its Impact on Human Rights in Nigeria. This will feature as a forum discussion on the HRC website - http://humanrightsconsult.webs.com/apps/forums/

Your participation will be gladly appreciated.

Regards,

HRC

Join New Tactics and Shaazka Beyerle of the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict (ICNC) for an online dialogue on Empowering Citizens to Fight Corruption from August 25 to 31, 2010 to fight corruption on all levels. This dialogue will explore how campaigns have empowered and mobilized citizens to counter corruption in their communities. Citizens working together are gaining powerful results.

Dear all,

we are happy to have prepared Transparency International's latest Annual Report, sharing with you some true stories and trying to provide compelling evidence of how the global anti-corruption movement is making concrete gains against corruption.

To have a look at the report, please go to: http://www.transparency.org/ar_2009

In its own World Soccer Federation portal, FIFA.com, boasts: ’since 1993, the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking has become a regular part of international sports and an important indicator to find where teams stand in world’s football’s pecking order…’

Well, not quite, as it turns out, if judging by the results from an analysis of the Group competition stage that has just concluded in the football World Cup currently taking place in beautiful South Africa.

A total of 32 teams qualified for the World Cup.  They were divided into 8 groups of 4 countries each, competed against each other, playing 3 games each, for a maximum of 9 points.  The top 2 teams in each group are now advancing to the next stage of 16.  Eight games will take place over the next 4 days, starting on Saturday with Uruguay playing South Korea, and then later in the day Ghana plays against the US.  And on Sunday Germany plays England in the earlier match, and so on until this coming Tuesday.  The winner in each one of these 8 games advances to the Cup’s quarter finals, and so on.

I was pleased to learn via @afrinomad today that my father, Peter Eigen, has been included in the TED Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world. In his talk at TEDxBerlin, he talks about his anti-corruption work, for which I am of course very proud. I am grateful that he is on the Kabissa board as well. 

I was very pleased to watch this very powerful and meaningful BBC program featuring John Githongo, a Kabissa board member and longtime family friend. Highly recommended watching! Click here to watch it online at the BBC website.

The G8 leaders of the world's richest countries have promised to stick to their commitment to double development aid by 2010, with half destined for Africa.

Kenyan anti-corruption campaigner John Githongo investigates whether Tanzania - hailed as a model for good development - is really benefitting from Western aid.