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To: GUSTAVE JAEGER who wrote (23037)	4/22/2005 8:20:48 AM
From: sea_urchin	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 81094

Gus > The victory should be a summons to reaffirm faith in democracy by tackling corruption, instituting serious economic and social reforms, aggressively fighting the legacy of apartheid, and waging an all out war on Aids. Otherwise, the possible paradise that is South Africa will be lost. Makau Mutua, Professor of Law at the State University of New York at Buffalo and Chair of the Kenya Human Rights Commission, hasn't learned that "people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones". Kenya is no example for anyone to follow. This piece is five years old but still pertinent -- as it is to most/all countries in sub-Saharan Africa. aegis.com >>NAIROBI, June 1 (AFP) - Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi pledged Thursday to pursue the fight against corruption, insecurity and the killer disease AIDS -- all ills currently bedevilling the country. Addressing a rally at Nairobi's Uhuru Park marking the 37th anniversary of independence from British colonial rule, Moi declared that his government was determined to battle corruption, which he said "negates the very norms of human dignity and hard work." The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) suspended aid programmes to Kenya in July 1997, complaining about corruption and a lack of serious economic and political reforms. Last month a parliamentary panel issued a report naming cabinet ministers, other officials and relatives of Moi as part of a "lootocracy" of corruption in the country. Moi appeared to refer to the World Bank and IMF actions Thursday, saying, "We have fullfilled many conditions given to us for the restoration of such support and we hope that very soon we will start receiving donnor support." Moi also said his government viewed with serious concern rampant armed robbery, cattle rustling and banditry in various parts of the country. "I want to assure Kenyans that law enforcement personnel are under instruction to deal firmly with those involved in lawless activities," Moi told the rally. "We cannot be firm against crime, while being soft on armed thugs, robbers and other criminal elements," Moi said "Those who have chosen to lead a life of crime, must be prepared to face the consequences of their criminal behaviour." Moi also warned Kenyans against the ravaging killer disease, AIDS. "This disease will finish us. I appeal to the youth, please, please take note, as this disease is ravaging the country and the world as a whole," Moi pleaded. AIDS kills an estimated 500 Kenyans every day, and between 13 and 14 percent of all adults in the country, about 1.9 million people, are infected with HIV, the virus which causes AIDS, according the health ministry.<< But, of course, South Africa is special -- they can keep blaming the whites for all their failings -- and their envy.