Tag: corruption

In India, Protecting a Whistle-Blower

January 26, 2010

J. N. Jayashree did not want her husband to die the death of an Indian whistle-blower. Four years ago, India was rocked by the murder of Satyendra Dubey, a government engineer who exposed corruption in the national highway building program. Two years later, Shanmughan Manjunath, a manager at a state-owned oil company, laid bare a … More In India, Protecting a Whistle-Blower

Kabila dismisses thousands for corruption in DR.Congo!

January 10, 2010

KINSHASA — President Joseph Kabila has sacked 119 managerial staff and employees and forcibly retired 2,569 others in his fight against corruption in the Democratic Republic of Congo, officials said Tuesday.The dismissed staff worked for the ministries of finance and the budget, the tax department, the customs and excise office, and the directorate of administrative … More Kabila dismisses thousands for corruption in DR.Congo!