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By WANGARI MAATHAI  (email the author)
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Posted  Monday, August 3  2009 at  00:00

People should know that if the current government allocates public property illegally or irregularly, future governments will repossess that property without any compensation and even punish the corrupt for misusing their positions.

Citizens too should refuse to be misled by corrupt leaders who want to use their taxes to compensate those who benefited from corruption.

The message sent to leaders and the members of the public is that corruption, impunity and misuse of power do not pay.

Leaders must begin to believe that justice can catch up with them and demand accountability.

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