肯尼亚庆祝独立52周年

 　　NAIROBI, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday vowed¹ to deal decisively with corruption² blamed for under- development in the country and urged Kenyans to forge a united front against problems facing the country.

　　Speaking at the national celebrations to mark 52 years of self- rule in Nairobi, Kenyatta assured Kenyans of the government's commitment to the fight against institutional corruption, citing the recently commenced action to bring accountability to various allegations of corruption involving government officials.

　　"I call on every Kenyan, be you in the public sector³ or private sector, to reflect on the question of upholding the tenets of good governance," Kenyatta said. "I urge everyone to commit to turning over a new leaf and expel the culture of bribery⁴, extortion, kickbacks⁵ and other conspiracies⁶ and contrivances against the public interest."

　　He called on institutions mandated⁷ with tackling graft⁸ to exercise prudence⁹ in their work, in order to ensure integrity.

　　Kenyan president vows¹⁰ to tackle graft, urges unity¹¹

　　"My government is committed to follow through and take the entire initiative through the due process. It was the beginning. We are serious about this and we will succeed," he added.

　　The president asked Kenyans to support the war on graft to augment¹² the integrity-assurance and corruption prevention frameworks throughout the public service put in place by the government.

　　"We recently commenced very vigorous action to bring accountability to various allegations of corruption involving government officials. My government is committed to following through and taking the entire initiative through the due process," he added.

　　The president also told leaders to rise above the politics of division, and instead promote peace and harmony in the country. He said it was a betrayal of the ideals of freedom fighters and "a sin against nationhood" for politicians to engage in negative ethnicity and inter-communal conflict.

　　The president also said the government has mechanisms¹⁴ in place to deal with unemployment, inequality and poverty.

　　He said the government is taking deliberate steps to lower the cost of doing business in the country to make Kenya a more attractive investment destination so as to create more jobs for Kenyans.

　　He also directed all government agencies and departments to adhere to the Constitutional requirement for gender¹⁵, regional and ethnic¹³ balance. Kenyatta said the government will invest more in improving security of life and property.

　　He said the government has raised its capitation to secondary schools from 28.7 million U.S. dollars to 328 million dollars, and for primary schools from 143.5 million dollars to 154 million dollars with the objective of making primary and secondary education truly free within the next three years.

　　"Indeed, from this year, parents will be freed from the burden of paying examination fees because the government will now cover this expense," he added.

1 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

2 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

3 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

4 bribery   

n.贿络行为，行贿，受贿

参考例句：

• FBI found out that the senator committed bribery.美国联邦调查局查明这个参议员有受贿行为。
• He was charged with bribery.他被指控受贿。

5 kickbacks   

n.激烈反应( kickback的名词复数 )；佣金，回扣

参考例句：

• Everyone at City Hall is receiving kickbacks. It's the only way to get anything done there. 市政府里的每个人都收回扣，在那里只有送红包，事情才办得成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• G raft or kickbacks paid to officials or law enforcem ent authorities. 暗中付给官员或执法人员的回扣。 来自互联网

6 conspiracies   

n.阴谋，密谋( conspiracy的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He was still alive and hatching his conspiracies. 他还活着，策划着阴谋诡计。 来自辞典例句
• It appeared that they had engaged in fresh conspiracies from the very moment of their release. 看上去他们刚给释放，立刻开始新一轮的阴谋活动。 来自英汉文学

7 mandated   

adj. 委托统治的

参考例句：

• Mandated desegregation of public schools. 命令解除公立学校中的种族隔离
• Britain was mandated to govern the former colony of German East Africa. 英国受权代管德国在东非的前殖民地。

8 graft   

n.移植，嫁接，艰苦工作，贪污；v.移植，嫁接

参考例句：

• I am having a skin graft on my arm soon.我马上就要接受手臂的皮肤移植手术。
• The minister became rich through graft.这位部长透过贪污受贿致富。

9 prudence   

n.谨慎，精明，节俭

参考例句：

• A lack of prudence may lead to financial problems.不够谨慎可能会导致财政上出现问题。
• The happy impute all their success to prudence or merit.幸运者都把他们的成功归因于谨慎或功德。

10 vows   

誓言( vow的名词复数 )； 郑重宣布，许愿

参考例句：

• Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
• The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。

11 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

12 augment   

vt.(使)增大，增加，增长，扩张

参考例句：

• They hit upon another idea to augment their income.他们又想出一个增加收入的办法。
• The government's first concern was to augment the army and auxiliary forces.政府首先关心的是增强军队和辅助的力量。

13 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

14 mechanisms   

n.机械( mechanism的名词复数 )；机械装置；[生物学] 机制；机械作用

参考例句：

• The research will provide direct insight into molecular mechanisms. 这项研究将使人能够直接地了解分子的机理。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He explained how the two mechanisms worked. 他解释这两台机械装置是如何工作的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 gender   

n.（生理上的）性，（名词、代词等的）性

参考例句：

• French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。
• Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。