Direct theft was not the only virus that afflicted the harambee system, says this article from The Nation newspaper. A top Moi Government official, Mr Philemon Mwaisaka, confesses he retained Sh1 million for 14 years because he and another Moi potentate would not agree on who should control the school for which the money was collected. His is a rare mea culpa from that generation of permanent secretaries. More encouraging still, he says he has finally turned over the cash.