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Rush<strong>wa</strong> na Ufisadi 113<br />
RUSHWA NA UFISADI (1998) 154<br />
Safari yetu <strong>ya</strong> kurudi kutoka Jakarta, mji mkuu <strong>wa</strong> Indonesia iliku<strong>wa</strong><br />
imeandali<strong>wa</strong> vema na tiketi ziliku<strong>wa</strong> ta<strong>ya</strong>ri, safari iliku<strong>wa</strong> imelipi<strong>wa</strong> na<br />
kuthibitish<strong>wa</strong>, laki<strong>ni</strong> tulipokwenda kuhakikisha tuliambi<strong>wa</strong> ku<strong>wa</strong> viti vyote<br />
viliku<strong>wa</strong> vimekwishachukuli<strong>wa</strong>. Malalamiko yetu ha<strong>ya</strong>kusaidia kitu, hivyo<br />
tulikaa wiki nzima isiyo njema <strong>ya</strong> majira <strong>ya</strong> mvua hapo Indonesia. K<strong>wa</strong><br />
matarajio, tuliweza kuishi na marafiki Wakristo. Kila siku, uzoefu ule ule viti<br />
viliku<strong>wa</strong> vimejaa. Hatimaye, shemeji <strong>ya</strong>ngu <strong>wa</strong> kiume, aishiye humo Indonesia<br />
alitueleza tatizo: Wakati mwendapo kuhakikisha, sehemu <strong>ya</strong> mapokezi ina ngazi<br />
mbili. Unaweka tiketi <strong>ya</strong>ko katika ngazi <strong>ya</strong> <strong>juu</strong> na za<strong>wa</strong>di <strong>ya</strong>ko ngazi <strong>ya</strong> chi<strong>ni</strong>.<br />
Tulipofan<strong>ya</strong> hivyo tulipata viti vyetu haraka. Maafisa <strong>wa</strong>liopo katika da<strong>wa</strong>ti lile<br />
hupata mshahara mdogo, hivyo serikali inadha<strong>ni</strong> ku<strong>wa</strong> <strong>wa</strong>taufan<strong>ya</strong> mshahara<br />
ku<strong>wa</strong> bora k<strong>wa</strong> rush<strong>wa</strong> – dhamana k<strong>wa</strong> mzunguko usiokwisha.<br />
Hiyo <strong>ni</strong> miaka kumi na mitano iliyopita, na tuliku<strong>wa</strong> na furaha kurudi Ujeruma<strong>ni</strong><br />
penye kutumai<strong>ni</strong>ka. Laki<strong>ni</strong> makala – pend<strong>wa</strong> na kesi za kisheria zinadhihirisha<br />
k<strong>wa</strong>mba rush<strong>wa</strong> na ufisadi unakua hapa Ujeruma<strong>ni</strong> katika mambo madogo sa<strong>wa</strong><br />
na mfano tulioutoa na katika masuala makub<strong>wa</strong>. Ukansela <strong>wa</strong> Rainer Barzel<br />
ulishind<strong>wa</strong> k<strong>wa</strong> kura mbili, k<strong>wa</strong> sababu <strong>wa</strong>le <strong>wa</strong>piga kura <strong>wa</strong>linunuli<strong>wa</strong> na<br />
Ujeruma<strong>ni</strong> Mashariki – Anguko la ukuta <strong>wa</strong> Berlin lilileta suala hili katika nuru.<br />
Vitu tulivyozoea kusikia tu kutoka katika Ulimwengu <strong>wa</strong> Tatu au kutoka Italia<br />
vinaku<strong>wa</strong> masuala <strong>ya</strong> ka<strong>wa</strong>ida na <strong>ya</strong> kila siku. Nidhamu <strong>ya</strong> kinjozi <strong>ya</strong> Prussia,<br />
isiyoruhusu kisheria ufisadi inapotea katika juk<strong>wa</strong>a. Inga<strong>wa</strong> mahakama<br />
zaonekana kuongeza ukali katika kesi za rush<strong>wa</strong>, upakaji mafuta unaongezeka<br />
miongo<strong>ni</strong> m<strong>wa</strong> polisi, maafisa <strong>wa</strong> ushuru, <strong>wa</strong>tumishi <strong>wa</strong> umma na taasisi za<br />
usimamizi. Ni <strong>wa</strong>chache tu <strong>wa</strong>tambuao k<strong>wa</strong>mba ha<strong>ya</strong> <strong>ni</strong> matokeo <strong>ya</strong> kimantiki<br />
yenye <strong>ya</strong> kujitenga kwetu mbali na Ukristo. “Mtu mwovu hupokea rush<strong>wa</strong><br />
nyuma mgongo<strong>ni</strong> kupotosha njia za haki” (Mith. 17:23). Yeyote amkataaye<br />
Mungu <strong>wa</strong> Ukristo, anakataa jukumu lake la hakimu mkuu, ambaye haki <strong>ya</strong>ke<br />
kamilifu na ukosefu <strong>wa</strong> ufisadi <strong>ni</strong> njia panda <strong>ya</strong> ukanaji <strong>wa</strong> kila upotoshaji <strong>wa</strong><br />
haki k<strong>wa</strong> sababu <strong>ya</strong> tamaa <strong>ya</strong> fedha au k<strong>wa</strong> ajili <strong>ya</strong> mamlaka, k<strong>wa</strong> ku<strong>wa</strong> Mungu<br />
<strong>wa</strong> Agano la Kale mara k<strong>wa</strong> mara anaelez<strong>wa</strong> ku<strong>wa</strong> asiye na upendeleo, kama<br />
“Mungu mkuu, mwenye uweza, na <strong>wa</strong> kuogof<strong>ya</strong>, ambaye hajali nafsi za<br />
<strong>wa</strong>tu, <strong>wa</strong>la kuchukua za<strong>wa</strong>di” (Kumb. 10:17) “K<strong>wa</strong> ku<strong>wa</strong> hakuna uovu k<strong>wa</strong><br />
BWANA Mungu wetu, <strong>wa</strong>la kuheshimu nafsi za <strong>wa</strong>tu, <strong>wa</strong>la kupokea<br />
za<strong>wa</strong>di” (2 N<strong>ya</strong>kati 19:7).<br />
Katika Agano Jip<strong>ya</strong>, majaribu <strong>ya</strong> Yesu <strong>ni</strong> mfano sahihi. M<strong>wa</strong>nzo<strong>ni</strong> m<strong>wa</strong> huduma<br />
<strong>ya</strong>ke, alipas<strong>wa</strong> kuthibitisha uami<strong>ni</strong>fu <strong>wa</strong>ke. Si mkate <strong>wa</strong>la mamlaka <strong>ya</strong>ngeweza<br />
154 Ilirudi<strong>wa</strong> kuchap<strong>wa</strong> tena kutoka katika “Bribery and Corruption”. Christia<strong>ni</strong>ty and Society 8 (1998) 1:5