Date: Tuesday 26 October 2010
Time: 6.30-8pm
Venue: Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: John Githongo
Chair: Professor Thandika Mkandawire

UPDATE Friday 22 October: Due to unforeseen circumstances Abdou Latif Coulibaly will no longer be speaking at this event.

Efforts to tackle corruption in Africa tend to focus on international initiatives, but it is local struggles for public accountability that often have the most impact. This panel brings together two prominent African whistle-blowers whose efforts to expose abuse of office in Kenya and Senegal have shaken up covert arrangements in the highest echelons of power, often at great personal risk. The speakers have catalysed a public outcry against the culture of impunity in their respective countries, mobilizing local norms of justice and accountability in the battle against corruption. Their experiences raise questions about cultural interpretations of corruption, and offer new perspectives on the path to good governance in the African context.

John Githongo, a former journalist and management consultant, was the Kenyan Permanent Secretary in charge of Governance and Ethics from 2003-2005, and a founding member of the Kenyan chapter of Transparency International. He is best known for exposing a major corruption scandal in the government of President Mwai Kibaki, which has earned him the title ‘Kenya’s anti-corruption tsar’. He has worked as a consultant and advisor to international organizations and NGOs, as well as being a senior associate member of St. Antony’s College, Oxford, and currently heads Inuka, a grassroots advocacy group dedicated to facilitating governance reforms from below.

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