Crack the whip now to avert a future catastrophe

Corruption is a cancer. It starts like tiny pimple-like protrusions. If left unchecked, it blossoms into an industry which if not curbed, ultimately becomes a monster that swallows the entire economy. That is the experience of many countries suffering from that cancer. Rwanda is just emerging from a very dark past, but as we focus on the road ahead, corruption will present a very nagging headache for policy makers if the vice is not nipped in the bud.