It's Our Turn to Eat book by Michela Wrong
By Michela WrongIt's Our Turn to Eat book by Michela Wrong
A gripping account of both an individual caught on the horns of an excruciating moral dilemma and a continent at a turning point. When Michela Wrongs Kenyan friend John Githongo appeared one cold February morning on the doorstep of her London flat. carrying a small mountain of luggage and four trilling mobile phones he seemed determined to ignore. it was clear something had gone very wrong in a country regarded until then as one of Africas few budding success stories. Two years earlier. in the wave of euphoria that followed the election defeat of long-serving President Daniel arap Moi. John had been appointed Kenya's new anti-corruption czar. In choosing this giant of a man with a booming laugh. respected as a longstanding anti-corruption crusader. the new government was signalling to both ...
Book details
- Paperback
- 370 pages
- English
- 0007241976
- 9780007241972
About Michela Wrong
half british, half italian, michela wrong has spent nearly two decades writing about africa. as a reuters correspondent based in first cote d'ivoire and fo Read More about Michela Wrong
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