肯尼亚新议案或使反腐运动受挫1托福阅读机经背景.docxVIP

智课网TOEFL备考资料 肯尼亚新议案或使反腐运动受挫一托福阅读机经背景   Kenyas anti-corruption czar began his tenure amidst high hopes he would break Kenyas endemic culture of graft. But just over one year later, PLO Lumumba is set to leave office with little accomplished while new laws threaten to cripple the fight against corruption.  肯尼亚负责反腐败的最高官员走马上任时，人们对他抱有很大的希望，认为他可以打击肯尼亚盛行的贪腐文化。可以在一年之后，卢蒙巴在几乎一无所获的情况下即将离任，而新的法律正在削弱反腐败斗争。  A toothless watchdog  In July of last year, Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba, popularly known as PLO took up office as the director of the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission. Then a well known lawyer and television personality, he was seen by many at the time as an energetic pick for the anti-graft body, which had been criticized as a toothless watchdog.  去年7月，卢蒙巴就任肯尼亚反腐败委员会主任。当时他是一位知名律师和电视名人，许多人认为他是反腐败机构的一位有力的人选。当时人们批评这个反腐败部门是个没有权力的监督机构。  Lumumba himself embraced the challenge, promising a new day in notoriously corrupt Kenya. “You cannot run a country whose creed is greed. And the duty of those of us who have been given the honor and privilege to be the arrow’s head in the fight against corruption is to change that creed,” he said.  卢蒙巴本人接受了这一挑战，他保证要让肯尼亚这个臭名昭著的腐败之地迎来新的一天。卢蒙巴说：“你无法治理一个奉行贪婪理念的国家。我们这些人很荣幸地担当起反腐败斗争的先锋，我们的职责就是要改变这种贪婪。”  During the first half of his tenure, it appeared as though Lumumba would deliver on many of his grand promises. In early 2011, some of Kenya’s major politicians found themselves facing serious charges of corruption and graft.  在他的前一半任期，卢蒙巴似乎愿意兑现他提出的许多豪言壮语。2011年初，肯尼亚一些政治要人面临严重的贪腐指控。  Allegations of irregularities  Foreign Minister Moses Wetang’ula was forced to resign his post after the KACC launched investigations into alleged irregularities in land deals linked to Kenya’s foreign embassies.  肯尼亚反腐败委员会曾经调查与肯尼亚驻外使馆有关的地产交易中出现的不法行为，外交部长摩西.韦坦古拉被迫辞职。  Industrialization Minister and Orange Democratic Movement party chief Henry Kosgey stepped down afte