Broadcast: January
17, 2003
IMF Expects to Resume Funding for Kenya
The head of the
International Monetary Fund in Africa says he expects to 1)resume funding
for Kenya by mid-year. The new Kenyan government is set to 2)push through crucial
anti-corruption 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 3)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 ministry 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 4)implemented."
What the IMF wants first
and 5)foremost
is the passage of anti-corruption legislation that the previous government of
Daniel arap Moi failed to implement. 6)Fed up with Mr. Moi's 7)inaction, the IMF 8)suspended loans in late 2000, 9)prompting other
10)donors
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 11)landslide victory in December 27 (2002) elections, has
promised to fight 12)graft and rebuild ties with lenders and donors.
President Kibaki says the
government is already prepared to reintroduce 13)stalled legislation to create an anti-corruption
authority and a law defining economic crimes. It will be submitted when
Parliament reconvenes on January 28.
He has also ordered 14)public
officials to declare their wealth, and he has created a new department to 15)oversee the
campaign to 16)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 17)bribes or 18)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) resume [ri5zju:m]
vt.再继续，重新开始
2) push
through 完成
3) qualify [5kwClifai]
v.（使）具有资格
4) implement [5implimEnt]
vt.贯彻，实现
5) foremost [5fC:mEust]
adj.最重要的
6) fed
up with 受够了……
7) inaction
[in5AkFEn]
n.无行动，无为
8) suspend
[sEs5pend]
v.暂停，暂缓
9) prompt
[prCmpt]
vt.鼓动，促使,
10) donor
[5dEunE]
n.捐赠人
11) landslide [5lAndslaid]
n.塌方，压倒性的胜利
12) graft [^rB:ft]
n.贪污，受贿
13) stall [stC:l]
v.（使）停止
14) public
[5pQblik]
adj.国家的，政府的
15) oversee [5EuvE5si:]
v.监视，检查
16) clean
up 彻底清理
17) bribe [braib]
n.贿赂
18) fraudulent
[5frC:djulEnt]
adj.欺诈的，欺骗性的
播报时间：2003年1月17日
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