"Money and corruption are ruining the land, crooked
politicians betray the working man, pocketing the profits and treating us like
sheep, and we're tired of hearing promises that we know they'll never
keep"-RAY DAVIES.
Corruption parades itself in many public offices in Africa,
as politicians keep mismanaging and diverting public funds into personal use
which are supposed to be used for continental development. Money laundering is
also a fashionable trend in the continent.
It has also thrown Africa into a state of poverty as office
holders finish their period of service and we can't point to any structure put
up for the poor and jobless of which the youth forms the larger population, yet
the lucky ones among us embrace and support them when they are held to ransom.
Corruption is very wrong, It undermines the integrity of all
who are involved and damages the fabric of the organization to which they
belong. It is a major hindrance to sustainable development, with a
disproportionate impact on poor communities. It impedes economic growth,
distorts competition and represents serious legal and reputation risks.
According to Transparency International in 2013, Africa
still suffers from the deadly menace of corruption. Its effects on this part of
the world are obvious as the younger population across the continent from Kenya
to Rwanda to Botswana to Angola, are obviously unemployed according to the
statistics available.
Corruption is to the African continent what Cancer is to the Body! It thrives across
Africa and as a cancer it spreads and manifests in diverse ways. There are more
or less aggressive kinds, but all of them lead to a degraded Africa.
My heat bleeds when youths of this continent publicly pledge
allegiance to "publicly" declared corrupt individuals and it goes to
show the the kind of system that's been created by past leaders.
Irrespective of our gender, ethnicity, religious or
political affiliations, there is a need for the younger population to stop the
support given to public office holders who have been deemed corrupt.
Conclusively, we must revolt against a corrupt system, we
must revolt against unjust system non-violently Africa YOUTHS needs a REBIRTH.
Say No To Corruption
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