The scandals on corruption in Tanzania has come to the extent that new Swahili words have to be put in use.
'Hongo' ~ is bribery.
'Rushwa' ~ is corruption.
'Mlaruswa' ~ is someone who 'Eats' corruption ('walarusha', pl.).
'Ufisadi' ~ is the word to describe what the Tanzanians call 'grand corruption', and what has happened recently is categorised as such.
'Fisad' is a person acting corrupt, someone who has no shame, no conscience in regards of i.e. management of public resources'.
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