Declare Corruption National Disaster, Kenya Group Urges Government

A leading member of the East Africa Law Society has welcomed calls for the Kenyan government to declare corruption in public institutions a national disaster. James Mwamu says such a declaration could help the government and its citizens fight the "vice" with a united front. Mwamu's remarks came after officials of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Kenya called on the administration in Nairobi to declare corruption a national disaster. This also expressed...

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