Who is not corrupt?

The politics of vote-buying has replaced ideological and ethical competitions in elections.

The 'Minimum policy priorities and common commitment' of the new five-party ruling alliance released last Tuesday, rather unconventionally, acknowledges the pervasive public perception that “everyone in public office is corrupt and useless.” It also vows to set an example of “the wrong-doers being legally punished”. Achieving this has and will indeed become a tall task as the entrenched corruption ‘ecosystem’ has hijacked the state system. In fact, (expected) honesty and integrity in high decision-making circles have conspicuously disappeared from mainstream political, civil and academic discourses.