The true story of one man's fight against corruption: "like a John Le Carré novel" that shows "how and why Kenya descended into political violence" (Washington Post).

In January 2003, Kenya was hailed as a model of democracy after the peaceful election of President Mwai Kibaki. By appointing respected longtime reformer John Githongo as anticorruption czar, the new Kikuyu government signaled its determination to end the shady practices that had tainted the previous regime. Yet only two years later, Githongo himself was on the run, having secretly compiled evidence of official malfeasance throughout the new administration.

Unable to remain silent, Githongo, at great personal risk, made the painful choice to go public. The result was a Kenyan Watergate. Michela Wrong's account of how a pillar of the establishment turned whistle-blower -- instantly becoming one of the most hated and admired men in Kenya -- grips like a political thriller while probing the very roots of the nation's predicament.

"A fast-paced political thriller... Wrong's gripping, thoughtful book stands as both a tribute to Githongo's courage and a cautionary tale." -- New York Times Book Review

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