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Apr 26, 2022 9 tweets 8 min read
1/9 Lifestyle audits, witness protection and anti-corruption campaigns were needed when Jacob tricked Esau out of his birthright, when colonial BSAC fraudsters tricked African chiefs out of land, still needed today.
#Corruption webinar @SAWIDofficial
us02web.zoom.us/j/81645582406?… 2/9 There has been no significant improvement across 80% of Africa in ten years. Some new energies in Angola, Senegal and Liberia #Corruption
transparency.org/en/news/cpi-20…
#Corruption webinar @SAWIDofficial
Apr 24, 2022 4 tweets 4 min read
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We measure the openness of societies by the way journalists are treated. As the world approaches @UNESCO #WorldPressFreedomDay Kenya’s elections are already testing media freedoms + our right to be informed. Some actions:
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At their very best, journalists are inconvenient truth-tellers and protectors of our public conscience. These standards are stress-tested hardest in moments of elections, coups, and conflict across the world.
#WorldPressFreedomDay
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