Political corruption is the source of the administrative corruption that’s rampant today. In the years after independence, cases of corruption were few as the ideals of the freedom struggle still guided over politicians. However, the situation has changed over the last few decades because politics has become the easiest means of amassing wealth for the unscrupulous. Further, politicians have systematically weakened the country’s institutions and demoralized the services instead of ensuring a strong and neutral civil service which is the backbone of a parliamentary democracy. While earlier ministers used to value and respect honest civil servants, today they prefer corrupt and pliable officers.
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