Woe be to CORRUPTION Corruption is a small seed in the flesh of man that can hardly die. You can't just kill it with words, intimidation, preaching, for others will never hear. The human being Economics teaches us that can never ever be satisfied with their material well being. Many things have been said about this never die word and many books have been written about how to end it but still the solution elusive. Some time in the history of The Gambia a Mr. Soldier Man and & Co.Plc.took the reigns of govt. thinking that they will be able to kill this seed. But the revelations in recent Daily Observer issues are contrary to their dreams. As I said, corruption is a "never die" tree. The best way to kill/maim this manipulative evil is by sitting down and using brain and not brawn. I will suggest the following steps: First ask yourself these questions; 1. What is Corruption? 2. What makes a people to be corrupt? 3. Where and Where else does it exist? 4. Am I, myself corrupt based on the above? 5. Are those around me corrupt too? To solve a problem, you first of all need to understand the nitty gritty of the problem, otherwise you may be trying to fit a squared peg into a round hole. If the Civil Service is still not well paid, how do we expect them to be corruption free?. If bosses are flying in and out of the country without achieving even the cost of the cup of coffee they were served during the trip, how do you expect those behind to be well dedicated workers? Of course officers should travel but at minimal cost to the state and when and only where necessary. But not just because Mr. Chang came to me so I should also go to him for; what?? Nuclear weapons cannot kill corruption, so what else can kill it in The Gambia. Good pay and good examples from those above. The people who put in place measures to combat this social ill are the very same people who invent ways of the beating their own system. This is because their take home pay and incentives are not enough to feed the dependents at home. Therefore a broaderlook at corruption in The Gambia can be started by looking at pay, job creation to reduce dependency and many more. What do you have to say folks UNCLE JAY ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------