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The rate at which governors are entertaining corruption will kill the country faster than we think

 “I am pleased that my fight against corruption is yielding results in (my county). In the corruption (bribery) index, we are at a low number 44 out of 47. In other words, least corrupt county after Kericho, Bomet & Elgeyo Marakwet. How did your county fair? See attached EACC report.”

This is what a governor in Kenya of the 2018 posted on his twitter account following the release of findings of a survey by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission that sought to relay the state of graft in the country.

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