Graft divides Kenyan government

BBC NEWS | Africa: "Two Kenyan ministers have called on the president to sack their corrupt colleagues, as the vice-president admits 'massive corruption'. Mr Githongo, a veteran anti-corruption campaigner under Mr Moi, was appointed just a month after Mr Kibaki's inauguration, to oversee his fight against corruption. Following Mr Githongo's resignation, the US announced it was suspending funding for Kenya's anti-corruption efforts. Most donors cut off aid under former President Daniel arap Moi, citing corruption and restored funding under Mr Kibaki.

Public hearings into Kenya's biggest ever corruption investigation, which has become known as the Goldenberg affair, have finished nearly two years after the first witness gave evidence. The inquiry looked at how the previous Kenyan government of President Daniel arap Moi paid out hundreds of millions of dollars during the early 1990s for non-existent exports of gold and diamonds. Attorney-General Amos Wako said the time and money devoted to the inquiry would not be wasted; he promised to take seriously any recommendations it came up with. "