US gives Kenya $12.7 mln to help graft fight

This shit writes itself. Halliburton's and Parsons' pockets are full?

The United States has given Kenya $12.7 million to stop graft in government procurement, which has traditionally offered the richest pickings for corruption, the U.S. ambassador to Kenya said on Friday.

It is the first positive signal to Kenya from a Western government after years of criticism by donors about how President Mwai Kibaki's administration has handled the battle against graft, a daily fact of life for most Kenyans.

"It reflects our judgment that Kenya is making progress in fighting corruption. We hope this will reinforce those efforts and give them momentum," U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Michael Ranneberger told reporters.

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AP: Soldier pleads guilty to accepting $50,000 bribe

All I can say is: what a fool to try this while serving in the military rather than while working for Parsons or Halliburton.

A soldier has pleaded guilty to accepting a $50,000 bribe to influence a foodservice supply contract for military in Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan, and then trying to smuggle the cash back into the United States from Kuwait.

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