IMF Expects to Resume Funding for Kenya

Jan 17, 2003

 

The head of ¹⁾the International Monetary¹ Fund in Africa says he expects to resume funding for Kenya by mid-year. The new Kenyan government is set to push through crucial ²⁾anti-corruption² legislation to meet IMF demands.

The director of the IMF's Africa department, Abdoulaye Bio-Tchane, says he believes Kenya has an excellent chance of qualifying for loans again.

Mr. Bio-Tchane says extensive discussions with newly-elected government leaders in Nairobi this past week convinced him that they are ready to take concrete steps to get rid of corruption.

"After meeting with the ministry³ of justice and the ministry of finance, I have come to the conclusion that these people have a clear understanding of where they are going," he said. "And I think we need to encourage them. We need to support them and make sure that these actions are really implemented⁵."

What the IMF wants first and foremost is the passage of anti-corruption legislation that the previous government of Daniel arap Moi failed to implement⁴. Fed up with Mr. Moi's inaction, the IMF suspended loans in late 2000, prompting other donors⁶ to withdraw their support as well.

Kenya is now one of the poorest countries in the world, with more than half the population living on less than one dollar a day.

The new government of Mwai Kibaki, which took power after a landslide⁷ victory in December 27 elections, has promised to fight graft⁸ and rebuild ties with lenders and donors.

President Kibaki says the government is already prepared to ³⁾reintroduce stalled legislation to create an anti-corruption authority and a law defining economic crimes. They will be submitted when Parliament reconvenes on January 28.

He has also ordered public officials to declare their wealth, and he has created a new department to oversee⁹ the campaign to clean up government corruption.

On Friday, Kenya's finance minister announced that there will be a payment freeze on all government contracts while the ministry reviews its spending priorities. The government wants to ensure none of the payments involve bribes¹⁰ or 4)fraudulent claims.

The IMF says it may review Kenya's progress as early as April. If the anti-corruption legislation is in place and working, officials say a new lending program could begin in July.

Alisha Ryu VOA news, Nairobi

 

1)    The International Monetary Fund 国际货币基金组织

2)    anti-corruption legislation反贪污法

3)    reintroduce[5ri:7intrE5dju:s]vt. 再提出，再引入

4)    fraudulent[5frC:djulEnt]adj. 欺诈的, 欺骗性的, 骗得的

 

 

1 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

2 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

3 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

4 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

5 implemented   

v.实现( implement的过去式和过去分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper. 这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented. 如果不实施影响深远的改革，经济就面临崩溃的危险。 来自辞典例句

6 donors   

n.捐赠者( donor的名词复数 )；献血者；捐血者；器官捐献者

参考例句：

• Please email us to be removed from our active list of blood donors. 假如你想把自己的名字从献血联系人名单中删去，请给我们发电子邮件。
• About half this amount comes from individual donors and bequests. 这笔钱大约有一半来自个人捐赠及遗赠。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 landslide   

n.(竞选中)压倒多数的选票；一面倒的胜利

参考例句：

• Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。
• An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。

8 graft   

n.移植，嫁接，艰苦工作，贪污；v.移植，嫁接

参考例句：

• I am having a skin graft on my arm soon.我马上就要接受手臂的皮肤移植手术。
• The minister became rich through graft.这位部长透过贪污受贿致富。

9 oversee   

vt.监督，管理

参考例句：

• Soldiers oversee the food handouts.士兵们看管着救济食品。
• Use a surveyor or architect to oversee and inspect the different stages of the work.请一位房产检视员或建筑师来监督并检查不同阶段的工作。

10 bribes   

n.贿赂( bribe的名词复数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂v.贿赂( bribe的第三人称单数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• corrupt officials accepting bribes 接受贿赂的贪官污吏