12 October 07 - 21:38John Gothogo's Corruption Findings a Thorn on Kibaki's Campaign
The BBC has learned of a major corruption scandal in Kenya, through evidence provided by the country's former anti-corruption chief John Githongo.
When I first met him he was one of a new breed of African campaigners - highly articulate, politically savvy and very brave.
That was nearly a decade ago. At the time Kenya was groaning under the kleptocratic rule of President Daniel Arap Moi with billions of dollars lost in corruption.
John Githongo headed the local office of Transparency International, the world's leading anti-corruption group.
He had his hands full in Kenya where in one scheme more than $1bn was ripped off through a fake scheme for the export of diamonds and gold.
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