It's Our Turn to Eat

In 2003, Kenya was celebrated as a beacon of democracy after a peaceful election, with John Githongo appointed as the anticorruption czar. However, Githongo soon uncovered that the new administration was ruthlessly plundering public funds, leading him to secretly compile evidence of malfeasance. Facing immense personal risk and pressure to conform to ethnic loyalties, Githongo made the courageous decision to expose the truth, sparking Kenya's own Watergate scandal. This account explores the factors blighting Africa, such as ethnic favoritism and government corruption, and the complacency of Western donor nations.