ON Monday, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) revealed that it had arrested three officers from the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries for allegedly misappropriating part of a US$10 million loan which government obtained from the African Development Bank (AfDB) in 2019. Without passing judgement on the accused persons, the arrest of these three officers reminds us of how deeply entrenched corruption remains in our public sector. Every year, our country loses millions of dollars to dishonest officials who treat government resources as personal wealth. This is an illustration of why development remains slow despite massive investments. In the case at hand, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) says over US$5 million allocated for administrative and capacity-building activities was misapplied. More than US$1.3 million...