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World Bank graft fight stirs debate on Africa aid



By Katie Nguyen
20 September 2006 @ 02:54 pm ET

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On the potholed, barely lit streets of Nairobi, residents wanted to see aid spent on roads and power lines.

"Aid is important for Kenya, but it should be monitored," said Margaret Nafula, a lottery ticket seller. "The donors should make sure every shilling is used for what they gave it. There is corruption in this country but if the donors say they will not give money because of it, we will never develop."

(Additional reporting by Estelle Shirbon in Abuja, Helen Nyambura in Nairobi and George Obulutsa in Dar Es Salaam)

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