Bhishma Kukreti
Corruption at high places has became a cancer world wide specially in undeveloped and developing countries. The poets are most sensitive intellectuals and they are not silent over the corruption in all agencies.
One of the famous most Indian singers Narendra Negi wrote a poetry against corruption in Garhwali (Indian) language ‘Kathga Khailya” . The sensitive poet Negi brought an musical album on this lyric too.
The poem is as
Frustrating and Confusing Situation due to Corruption in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea comes in eighteenth place in Corruption index of Transparency Index. Many times , citizens did movement against corruption in the country as on 13th April 2009, 3000 citizens marched Against corruption.
Ruth Kamasungua’s poem “Cloud and the Storm” is called a symbolic poem to express the anger of people against corruption
A Blogger Febijef t provides the anguish and frustration of people against corruption in the country in poetic form :
Drowning in Corruption
I watched on the shore.
I watched as they rushed, one after
the other to the shore as if to
escape from a prison deep and vast.
Breaking their anger and emptying
their frustrations in loud confusions.
Poetic Literature about Corruption in Laos
Laos comes in nineteenth place in corruption from top .
The poetry ‘Cold Monson ‘of Han-Shan speaks everything about corruption in Laos:
Alas! This place of Corruption and filth !
Demons mixed together With men of worth
Fine Poem about Corruption in Kenya
Kenya is one of the top corrupt countries of this earth.
The book “Its Our Turn to Eat .The story of Kenyan Whistleblower” by Michela Wrong is making stirring the Kenyan politicians and bureaucrats and other countries as the book details many real hidden stories of corruption in Kenya. Peter Anassi provided full knowledge about corruption in Kenya in his book Corruption in Africa: A Kenyan Experience::a handbook for civic education. Peter elaborately explains the types of corruption, institutionalization of corruption, corruption in --police department and reasons, public works departments, land related department, custom, revenue, judiciary, business, local authority , education department and fate of education system, banks, politics, bureaucracy, international institutions, Peter touches many aspects of eradication of corruption in the country too. Peter Anassi shows many remedies for stopping corruption not only in Kenya but all over the world.
Skreved Goerge wrote a very touchy poem ‘ Election Time” on corruption and hope of Kenyan people. A couple of stanzas will show his grievances against corruption
Few months to election
A time of promise
A time of unknown and unseen hope
What a change
Corruption, fights and enmity
All fighting for power for change
A change that leads us to nowhere
What a change
Jurgan Scroder (The Face of corruption in Kenya..) , Loise Gathoni (Corruption in Kenya” Only I have answer) have written researched books on corruption in Kenya.
Corruption in Guinea Bissau, Congo Brazzavile, Central African Republic, Comoros
Besides, internal ethnic fight against each other in the country,Guinea Bissau, Congo Brazzavile, Central African Republic, Comoros people are facing severe problems of corruption.
Separtaely, John Mukum Mbaku (Corruption in Africa: Causes, Consequences and cleanup) , K R Hope, Bornwel Chiklu detailed corruption methodologies and remedies for stopping corruption in African countries in their books .
The Shadow and Slums of Corruption in Cambodia
Cambodia is on twenty fifth places in corruption bench in the world
Sopheada Phy (Foreign Aid Corruption Nexus in Cambodia), Neou Seiha et al (Assesment of Corruption in Camdoias’ Private Secor ) published books about corruption in Cambodia with details.
Laura Lamarca provided a very serious poetry “Cambodian Corruption” about corruption in Cambodia The poem tells that due to corruption people are forced to live in slums and ar e nt able to get their share for living as human beings.
Local humanity wallows
Ambitions falling fluidly
Spirits turning
To shadows and slums
Vanity and corruption
Continuously prowl on high
Orbiting all mighty dollars…….
Poems Warning about Corruption in Yemen
Yemen comes on twenty sixth top position in corruption. A migrated Yemenis Wella Alowsabi wrote a fine poem “ Yemen Youth” which expresses his true desire for Yemen to make it corruption free country
Yemen my blood
My soul my veins
Love it when it is hot ……
Why don’t you flaunt
In your magical beauty?
Why should you be affected?
By corruption duty?.......
Christopher Boucek and Marina Ottaway provide many authentic facts about society’s losses due to corruption in the country in their book ‘ Yemen on the Brink’ (2010).
To be continued .......
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