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Short Description for It's Our Turn to EatA gripping account of both an individual caught on the horns of an excruciating moral dilemma and a continent at a turning point.
Full description- Publisher: FOURTH ESTATE LTD
- Published: 07 January 2010
- Format: Paperback 400 pages
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- Categories: Biography: Historical, Political & Military | Conspiracy Theories | Political Corruption | African History | 20th Century History: C 1900 To C 2000
- ISBN 13: 9780007241972 ISBN 10: 0007241976
- Sales rank: 60,995
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Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize 2010
'This is the cautionary tale of the Kenyan former journalist, John Githongo, who in 2003 was given a challenging post by the newly elected President Kibaki. As Permanent Secretary for Government and Ethics, his task was to expose corruption in the nation. As factual reporting this book is meticulous yet as Githongo's friend Michela Wrong gives the story intimate and involving detail while never losing critical perspective. For this is not simply an account of corruption in one African nation, or indeed in the continent as a whole; it is a revealing case-study of the way old loyalties and new opportunites can corrupt any society, anywhere.'
The Orwell Prize is Britain's most prestigious prize for political writing. The Book Prize judges for 2010 were Jonathan Heawood (director, English PEN), Andrew Holgate (literary editor, Sunday Times) and Francine Stock (writer and broadcaster). by The Orwell Prize
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