John Githongo will be giving the Keynote speech at this year's Lecture. John is probably best known for work exposing large-scale corruption within the Kenyan Government during his time working as a journalist and a government minister.

Date & Time: 06th December 2012 18:00-20:30

Location: Clifford Chance, 10 Upper Bank Street, E14 5JJ, London, United Kingdom

John Githongo will be giving the Keynote speech at this year's Lecture. John is probably best known for work exposing large-scale corruption within the Kenyan Government during his time working as a journalist and a government minister.

John Githongo is probably best known for his work exposing large-scale corruption within the Kenyan Government during his time working as a journalist and as a government official. He fled to the UK in 2005 after fearing for his safety.

John returned to Kenya in 2008 and founded an organization called Inuka Kenya Trust, a grassroots advocacy group aimed at creating an informed citizenry. He is a member of the UK’s Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI), which scrutinisesthe effectiveness of British aid spending, and has held a number of other roles including member of Transparency International’s Board of Directors and Executive Director of Transparency International-Kenya.

After delivering the lecture John Githongo took questions from the audience. A transcript of John's lecture is available to download here