Corruption in Kenya, 2014
From Transparency International’s 2014 Anti-Corruption Helpdesk brief · reconstructed by AI
Question 3 of 6 · Pulling apart
Where do needs pull two ways?
Two needs that both serve one objective, and positions that rule each other out.
- Statements
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- Connections
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How to read it. Read from right to left: each position is held to meet a need, and both needs serve the objective on the left.
Conflict 1 of 2
Who repays stolen school funds?
Donors wanted their money back; civil society warned that refunding it from the treasury makes taxpayers pay for theft. The brief records both.
Draws on Samira Lindner, Transparency International (document).
Assumptions under the arrows
- 1
Recovering the money from those responsible would take too long to keep donors on board.
Assumed by AI assistant under conflicts with
Outline
Beyond this part · 2 links
- Refund donors from the treasury now. addressed by Refund now, and recover from the culprits. The change
- Repay from money recovered from culprits. addressed by Refund now, and recover from the culprits. The change
Conflict 2 of 2
Settle, or prosecute?
Out-of-court settlements return assets quickly; the brief’s example traded a hotel for dropped proceedings. Prosecution deters, but slowly.
Draws on Samira Lindner, Transparency International (document).
Assumptions under the arrows
- 1
A settlement that returns assets has to be paid for with a pardon, so it cannot also deter.
Assumed by AI assistant under conflicts with
Beyond this part · 2 links
- Settle out of court. addressed by Recover assets without buying pardons. The change
- Pursue cases to judgment. addressed by Recover assets without buying pardons. The change
Where this comes from
In the Logical Thinking Process this view is a conflict cloud, also called an evaporating cloud. How a commons works →