AFRICA/KENYA-Fighting against corruption for authentic progress

Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "Africa, a developing continent, is in difficulty because of the many social, economic and political problems caused by its very often corrupt leaders. " In a note from the Executive Director and Head of the Anti-Corruption Commission of Kenya, Dr. Patrick Lumumba, released by the Catholic Information Service for Africa, what emerges is the appeal to the Church in Africa to support the fight against rampant corruption. "However, we must first make sure that institutions are free from phenomena such as tribalism and nepotism," says Lumumba addressing 150 delegates from Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria, Uganda, Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the United States of America gathered together in a conference in Nairobi. Speaking of the DRC, Lumumba showed great disappointment for the people who still live in poverty despite the country is rich in various resources, including minerals. Lumumba said that the per capita of some countries such as Brazil is equivalent to the economies of 54 African countries. He then highlighted the need for Africa to work hard for economic progress, taking as an example countries like Singapore, which previously had the same levels as in Africa, but with great effort managed to reach important goals, in part due to the serious struggle carried out against corruption and severe punishments against economic saboteurs. (AP) (Agenzia Fides 11/05/2011)