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<\/a>It is a privilege to work with Rev. Michael Kimindu of Kenya who is tirelessly fighting corruption in Kenya. Here he is in front of the Southeastern University College Mtito-Andei Campus, where he is making valuable community connections.<\/p><\/div>Because of my community non-profit work in Mtito Andei, Kenya (link to latest updates)<\/strong><\/a>, I had promised to write a blog about Kenya every two or three months. In September, I started with \u201cThe Problem with Kenya … and My Hope\u201d<\/strong><\/a> in which I provide a pretty harsh critique of what is holding this country back, with it\u2019s excellent natural and human resources, from becoming a leading economy of the world. And in November, I published \u201cA Blog from Kenya \u2013 Who Will Same Kenya?\u201d<\/strong> <\/a>written by a Kenyan pastor (pictured above) who is not afraid to buck the status quo and truly question the role the religious establishment should have in fighting the rampant corruption and injustice in Kenya.<\/p>\n I do realize that any critique I may provide is done so as \u201coutsider\u201d and some may question if I even have the right to offer my observations, assessment and recommendations. I do so out of a true caring for this country and its people.<\/p>\n When I was in Kenya in November, I picked up the newspaper \u201cThe Daily Nation\u201d during a 12 hour (gasp) layover in the Nairobi airport. And my assessments were confirmed in that the general population of Kenya agree with my strong recommendation that the problem of rampant corruption needs to be acknowledged and addressed. Corruption is one of the major wrongs that can hold any country or organization back because it inefficiently siphons off needed resources for the good of the whole into the personal pockets of the wasteful few.<\/p>\n Here are some of the points raised in the article \u201cPoll: We\u2019re headed in wrong direction\u201d on page 3 of the November 16, 2015 issue of \u201cDaily Nation.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022\tAccording to the poll, only 29% of Kenyans feel the country is headed in the right direction, down 5 points from the previous year. 62% of Kenyans feel the country is moving in the wrong direction.<\/p>\n \u2022\tThe three issues identified on \u201ctop of mind\u201d of Kenyans leading to these results are: corruption, high cost of living, and lack of jobs. The high level of corruption in government was rated the #1 issue by 40.9% of the citizens.<\/p>\n \u2022\tThe national ministry of Education, Science and Technology was the poorest rated ministry by the citizens. This is a dangerous assessment given the importance of education on helping build highly skilled citizens to help compete in the global economy.<\/p>\n \u2022\tAnd in terms of national commissions, the \u201cEthics and Anti-Corruption Commission\u201d was the lowest rated.<\/p>\n International corruption measuring bodies do confirm the high corruption in Kenya; for example Transparency International<\/strong><\/a> ranks Kenya 139th out of 168 measured countries , which is a horrendous performance. NOTE: and we think the USA is corrupt \u2013 we rank 16th out of 168!<\/p>\n My sincere hope is that the people of Kenya can unite to fight corruption and elect women and men of high integrity with hearts and minds to help Kenya progress, and that bold new leaders will arise to lead with honesty and transparency. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Because of my community non-profit work in Mtito Andei, Kenya (link to latest updates), I had promised to write a blog about Kenya every two or three months. In September, I started with \u201cThe Problem with Kenya … and My … Continue reading