News and Comment Corruption is an Incurable Wound of Capitalism Democracy
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News:
"The list with names of cabinet secretaries, principal secretaries, heads of parastatals and other public officers being investigated over corruption has been tabled before the senate. The list was tabled on Tuesday morning however, some opposition senators questioned why the report was not gazetted before being debated as required by the law." [Source: The Daily Nation]
Comment:
The whole world under the heinous yoke of capitalism democracy, continues to be overshadowed by the dreadful nightmare of corruption. In Kenya, the speech of the president on the state of the nation, delivered on Thursday, 26/3/2015, exposed how deep this MENACE is, apart from admitting openly the existence of this problem thus compelling President Uhuru Kenyatta to apologize for any past wrong doings that might have been committed against citizens!
The president gave directive that all those who were adversely mentioned on the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) report, among them cabinet secretaries, principal secretaries, senators, governors, heads of parastatals and various public officers ought to resign and give way for smooth investigation. This may be mistaken to take place in the so-called developing countries. In fact, the west has the tendency of portraying themselves as icons of success, while the rest of the world to be corrupt, due to lack of democracy in those countries as a pretext to invade and steal their resources. However, history reveals massive corruption even in those states that claim to uphold and propagate capitalism democracy; clearly this shows corruption is part and parcel of the colonial ideology: CAPITALISM DEMOCRACY.
Typical example is the scandal, known as DEAL OF THE CENTURY that encompassed many big capitalist democratic states like the USA, The Netherlands, West Germany, Italy and Japan. The series of corruption scandals, involved Lockheed where millions of bucks and yen were dished out as bribes to capitalist politicians, businessmen, lobbyists and influential tycoons in order to sooth various governments into purchasing their aircrafts. This occurred even after the US government had bailed out Lockheed with $195m in 1971. This happened and is still happening today and even tomorrow under the yoke of the capitalist ideology. To obliterate this menace, there is only one way out; which is no other than uprooting the corrupt colonial ideology and replace it with the sublime Islamic one. Which has unique attributes to combat any vice through the three following measures:
(1) PIETY
This is the first measure that Islam guarantees to safeguard society against any vice. Through this, one avoids anything that angers Allah Almighty even if that man is alone and capable.
(2) COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
In Islam, all people are entitled to enjoin what is right and forbid all evils. It does matter if the culprit is affluent or destitute. A ruler or just a weak subject.
The Prophet Muhammad (saw) says,
«سَيِّدُ الشُّهَدَاءِ حَمْزَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ، وَرَجُلٌ قَامَ إِلَى إِمَامٍ جَائِرٍ فَأَمَرَهُ وَنَهَاهُ فَقَتَلَهُ»
"The master of the martyrs is Hamza. And any man who stands firm before a ruler commands and forbids them and get killed for that."
(3) POWER OF THE STATE (RULER)
The kind of power and duty bestowed upon the Islamic ruler Khalifah, in the implementation of Allah's commands, enables him to effectively face any challenges making him accountable before Allah Almighty for all his deeds. He does not fear to lose an election. A major impediment in the capitalist ideology that renders many leaders powerless to act firm for fear of losing election and popularity. Just like the case of religious freedom law in the state of Indiana, USA.
Written for the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir by
Hussein Muhammad Hassan
Member of the Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir in East Africa
