Browsing by Author "Oindo,Joseph Ouma"

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    Culture, Corruption and Commerce: African Culture Vis-Àvis Corruption and Sustainable Development In Africa
    (ajcr, 2022) Samita,Zacharia; Oindo,Joseph Ouma
    Discourses on sustainable development in Africa decry deeply-entrenched corruption as a leading obstacle. Sustainable development refers to a system of production, consumption and service delivery that positively contributes to the welfare of both the present as well as the future generations. Corruption, refers to a system that distorts and even decimates means of production, consumption and service delivery. Corruption, therefore, distorts and decimates sustainable development initiatives. Coming to the realization of the effects of corruption on sustainable development, a number of international, regional and local governments and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have condemned, proposed and put into place various legal and institutional anti-corruption measures. Despite these anti-corruption efforts, corruption remains pervasive, continues to threaten to decimate sustainable development efforts in Africa. A reading of available literature shows that majority of the legal and institutional anti-corruption measures, as well as scholarly empirical studies, have hardly delved into how African culture can be utilized in the fight against corruption within the continent. This therefore, leaves a lacuna that this present paper seeks to fill. This paper, therefore argues that there are elements in African culture that can be effectively used to curb corruption for sustainable development in Africa
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    The Relevance of the Indigenous African Moral Theory in the control of Public Sector Corruption in Kenya
    (IJRISS, 2021) Oindo,Joseph Ouma; Samita,Zacharia W; Oyugi, Edward
    his paper explores the contribution of African moral theory in the control of public sector corruption in Kenya. This study is based on a literature review method. The principle method used is the documentary analysis that show how African moral theory can be applicable to the development of a national ideology of the common good to curb persistent corruption in Kenya. This study could provide the Government of Kenya with important information relating to how public sector corruption can be controlled through ethical formation that is indigenous to Kenyans. Through documentary analysis, the study found out that African ethics resonates with the indigenous worldview of Africans and can effectively be employed as an anti-corruption initiative in Kenya. This is because, the central premise of African moral theory is harmony and positive relationships. However, corruption distorts harmony and leads to negative relationships in the country. The study recommends an induction program for government employees. This induction program is a value-reorientation program delivered through seminars/workshops with a particular focus on honesty, justice, transparency, fairness, and personal integrity. The study also recommends the use of reward system as well as deterrents