Corruption is now the buzzword
My Comments: I was always highlighting Corruption as a main ingredient of the recipe called Rotten Muslims. It is not only specific to one Muslim country but spread over all Muslim world. That does nor mean it does not exist or is somewhat lesser in non-Muslim world. But the irony is Muslims as flag bearer of Islam were supposed to be role model of Honesty and carrier of high moral and ethical values. Alas, Muslims have stopped following Islam and became a stigma on Islam's fame of a Divine Guidance. They are not themselves not benefiting from Islam but stopping world to benefit from it by portraying themselves as a Nuisance to humanity - "wrongly thanks to Islam". They have betrayed ALLAH and HIS prophet Muhammad (PBUH) by not fulfilling their assigned double roles - practice Islam and become a role model to guide the Nations. We are off the track and how we can ask world to come on track and follow Islam. So more and more Chaos waiting for "Muslim World" and thanks to Muslims for the rest of World. Mankind on decline and arriving on the As fala Safileen (worst of the worst) stage. Any hope? yes, if we all repent collectively (individual and isolated piousness will not work at this stage) and come back on Right Path and then lead the world by Divine Guidance (Quran & Prophet's teachings) so humanity can be saved from disastrous end.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
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Tariq A. Al-maeena | Arab News
IN the past few years, a handful of journalists pounded their keyboards tirelessly warning of the spread of corruption in the public sector. But for all their efforts, their calls went unheeded. Even some of their coworkers chose to ignore such messages, focusing instead on issues such as soccer, the price of grains or the whereabouts of local personalities.
But following the recent tragedy when over 100 residents of Jeddah lost their lives and many more were left homeless and devastated after a brief rainfall, the print media today are brimming with indignation over the causes that led to such death and destruction, and corruption has finally become the buzzword.
Hardly any public sector has been spared from this surge of indignation from the media. From our municipalities, to Saudia airline, to the courts and the justice system, to the Civil Defense and many others, all are under fire for coming up short in their activities and failing the public. Money had not been put to good use.Notwithstanding the fact that with a bit of research one could add up billions of riyals allocated to serve the public in various projects in the past three decades, but which have failed to reach their mark, the media are vociferous in their calls for action against those officials, past and present, proven to be guilty of negligence or lining their deep and never-ending pockets with funds meant to serve the public.
And while city officials have been actively attributing the cause of the recent tragedy to Mother Nature, or the public or past administrations, the people are having none of that. Although just about everyone welcomed Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah’s immediate response to provide relief and compensation to the surviving victims, and his call for an immediate investigation, many suspect that this inquiry would eventually meander into self-preservation of those inept or corrupt officials who failed to deliver.
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ReplyDeleteEven projects recently completed have had their faults exposed within minutes of the brief rainfall. The images of the underpass built less than two years ago on King Abdullah road and flooded so swiftly have strengthened the resolve of the public that action must be taken against those corrupt officials who have been padding their bank accounts at the public’s expense.
Many call for the investigation to be an open one, free to the media and the public. The right to know has finally emerged from a previously dormant populace. Many expect that those found negligent or corrupt would be publicly prosecuted in the hope that such actions would deter those hopeful of becoming rich while on the job, and treating funds allocated to the improvement of services to the public as a cash cow.
Others reminded of a recent incident where the bank account of a lowly notary public was found to exceed SR42 million from questionable sources, call for a declaration of personal assets by anyone inducted into the public sector. Such a declaration should also encompass an official’s family members’ assets to prevent any embezzlement and laundering of ill-gotten wealth. Private contractors with strong links to our municipalities, and who have fallen short of expectations must also come under scrutiny and be investigated. Nepotism must be immediately addressed and those names on the payroll purely for the purpose of collecting a monthly salary while engaged in other activities must be booted out.
Some have even suggested the hiring of foreign expertise to deal with our never-ending issues with water supply and sewage disposal, and our road networks, bearing in mind the hollow promises from city officials over the past three decades.
Corruption flourishes when there is no accountability. And it flourishes even more when the public docilely accepts it as a way of life. But all is not obviously well, contrary to what we have been hearing from our public officials. Over 100 victims would attest to that.
(talmaeena@yahoo.com)