Corruption
CORRUPTION
Corruption is a feature of African, social, political and even religious life with disastrous consequences. It not only impedes economy development but also increases poverty by making a few individuals richer and many poorer.
So corruption can be defined as making someone morally corrupt or becoming morally corrupt oneself.
Forms of corruption
Bribery-This is giving money or favors to someone who is in a position of trust, in order to prevent their judgments or corrupt their conduct. It is intended to make a person act illegally, unjustly or immorally. The responsibility for bribery rests with both the giver and the taker.
Extortion- It comes from a word that means “to squeeze” and refers to the act of obtaining something, such as money from an entity through threats, violence or the misuse of authority.
Fraud- It includes financial crimes such as forging, cheques and inflating costs. It also occurs when funds are raised for such activities as famine, relief, bursary funds for poor children fees and funds to assist the disabled within the society are not put to the intended use.
Nepotism- Occurs when someone appoints relatives and friends to positions of authority or awards them contracts. It often leads to the dominance of one ethnic group over another, which has negative implications for nation building.
Corruption also manifests itself in outright theft, match-fixing, examination fraud, kickbacks, illegal awarding of contracts and the like in the political sphere. It manifests itself in vote rigging the purchase and the sale of votes and falsification of election results.
TRADITIONAL VIEW ABOUT CORRUPTION
In the traditional African setting, the most African communities had a council of elders who were responsible in overseeing justice to all and they were not devoid of democratic value and practices. It was the role of the supreme jury with power to bring the victim offenders together, who compelled
Corruption is a feature of African, social, political and even religious life with disastrous consequences. It not only impedes economy development but also increases poverty by making a few individuals richer and many poorer.
So corruption can be defined as making someone morally corrupt or becoming morally corrupt oneself.
Forms of corruption
Bribery-This is giving money or favors to someone who is in a position of trust, in order to prevent their judgments or corrupt their conduct. It is intended to make a person act illegally, unjustly or immorally. The responsibility for bribery rests with both the giver and the taker.
Extortion- It comes from a word that means “to squeeze” and refers to the act of obtaining something, such as money from an entity through threats, violence or the misuse of authority.
Fraud- It includes financial crimes such as forging, cheques and inflating costs. It also occurs when funds are raised for such activities as famine, relief, bursary funds for poor children fees and funds to assist the disabled within the society are not put to the intended use.
Nepotism- Occurs when someone appoints relatives and friends to positions of authority or awards them contracts. It often leads to the dominance of one ethnic group over another, which has negative implications for nation building.
Corruption also manifests itself in outright theft, match-fixing, examination fraud, kickbacks, illegal awarding of contracts and the like in the political sphere. It manifests itself in vote rigging the purchase and the sale of votes and falsification of election results.
TRADITIONAL VIEW ABOUT CORRUPTION
In the traditional African setting, the most African communities had a council of elders who were responsible in overseeing justice to all and they were not devoid of democratic value and practices. It was the role of the supreme jury with power to bring the victim offenders together, who compelled