The forensic audits to date, as reported in the media, have found little evidence of widespread government theft. Instead a lot was uncovered with respect to ethical lapses and incompetence such as inappropriate filing, missing records and lack of minutes of meetings, making it difficult to judge the wisdom behind policy decisions. Of course, actual off-the-book corruption or kick-backs flourish in such a lackadaisical environment of record keeping. But how does one go about proving former government officials accepted gifts off the books? The circumstantial evidence is highly suggestive and well-reported in the reputable parts of the private media.
It is not surprising that there is little showing up in the form of a convincing pattern of theft by members of the previous government. The previous ruling elites were quite open with the way it went about rewarding close friends and family members. The unfair nature
