Relative to each other, Ethiopia (60) is perceived to
be the least corrupt followed by Egypt (63). Kenya is
perceived to be the most corrupt (82) preceded by
Uganda (80).

We hope that all Nile Basin countries {surveyed or
not) would concentrate its efforts on fighting
corruption, for the following concerns (as adopted by
Transparency International; TI}:

* humanitarian, as corruption undermines and distorts
development and leads to increasing levels of human
rights abuse;

* democratic, as corruption undermines democracies and
in particular the achievements of many developing
countries and countries in transition;

* ethical, as corruption undermines a society's
integrity; and

* practical, as corruption distorts the operations of
markets and deprives ordinary people of the benefits
which should flow from them.

See the ranking of Nile Basin countries:
http://www.nile.ca/discus/messages/462/1786.html?986388866#POST100

See the TI CPI for 2000:
http://www.transparency.org/documents/cpi/2000/cpi2000.html

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Nabil M. El-Khodari
"If the people will lead, the leaders will follow." David Suzuki

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