INADVERTENTLY when I attend social events, someone will highlight a personal encounter where they paid a bribe to solve a problem. “There you go, Idris, corruption is rampant in this country and the reason why we will fail to progress,” they tell me.
When you have been victimised, it is easy to discount the government’s seriousness to fight corruption. The rant on social media reflects people’s frustration on a system they think lacks honesty, integrity and transparency.
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