Distractions hide economic slide: while allegations of graft and corruption are grabbing all the headlines, a far more insidious force is at work undermining the economy. Neil Ford analyses why the anticipated economic turnaround is not happening.

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Distractions hide economic slide: while allegations of graft and corruption are grabbing all the headlines, a far more insidious force is at work undermining the economy. Neil Ford analyses why the anticipated economic turnaround is not happening.

The massive national and international furore that has erupted following publication of a report on corruption by the former transparency czar, John Githongo, has distracted attention away from Kenya's economic ills.

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In addition, as politicians jostle for the high ground, there is a growing feeling in Nairobi that internal strains within the National Rainbow Coalition (Narc) have diverted far too much energy away from ...

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