State Government Officials Adopt Anti-Corruption Checklist The Central Equatoria State Anti-corruption Commission has adopted a checklist for fighting corruption in the state, spelling out how the commission shall monitor its policies in eradicating the menace. 17 July 2013 State Government Officials Adopt Anti-Corruption Checklist Hon. Charity Gaba, the Chairperson of the Central Equatoria State Anti-corruption Commission (standing, right) delivering her closing remarks during the workshop Juba. [Waakhe Simon Wudu]
By Waakhe Simon Wudu JUBA, 17 July 2013 [Gurtong] – The adoption was reached in a workshop organized by the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO). The workshop brought the state actors involved in fighting corruption including officials of the Anti-corruption Commission and leadership of the state parliamentary Public Account Committee. Edmond Yakani, the CEPO Program Coordinator in a statement to the media said that, the guideline now paves way for the development of a comprehensive policy framework for fighting corruption in the state. “The guideline is like a check list. If there is any anti-corruption policy developed, it should contain things which are in checklist,” Yakani said. He explained that the check list is for the independence of the Anti-corruption Commission and requires that the political leadership do not interfere with the work of the Anti-Corruption Commission office at the State level. It calls upon collective responsibilities from all institutions which are fighting corruption like the Public Accounts Committee in the legislative assembly, Physical Allocation and Monitoring Chamber at the State level, the Public Grievant Chamber among other actors. It also calls the involvement of the civil society support to the Anti-corruption Commission in fighting corruption. Hon. Charity Gaba, the Chairperson of the state Anti-corruption Commission underscored efforts and support by the CEPO in supporting the Commission. She has called all the State actors in fighting the sinister to cooperate and join hands. “Let’s continue to hold hands together, move together so that together we are strong,” Gaba said during the closure of the function at Home and Away Business Center. “We need to hold our servants accountable,” she added. She also called the involvement of the media in fighting corruption. South Sudanese President Salva Kiir last week restated his call in fighting corruption, saying the move should be intensified in any public spending institution up to the grassroots level. Posted in: Home, Governance -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14orDBtFU4Y_SKwmpm6ePv3_cEqZEpBWwBDB-aa2-Ou-Spg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
