Official Calls for More Will On Fighting Corruption Central Equatoria State’s Anti Corruption Commission Chairperson, Emmanuel Khamis has called for more political will from all levels of government to wipe out corruption in the state and country. 11 December 2013
By Waakhe Simon Wudu *JUBA – 11 December 2013 [Gurtong] -* On Monday, the State marked the World Anti Corruption Day in Juba in an effort to renew its commitment towards getting rid graft under the theme: “Zero corruption for transparent and accountable services”. Khamis said the fight on the menace requires political will right from the top government to the grassroots. He said that struggling to end corruption in the country “is a constitutional obligation for the government.” He reiterated the State’s Commission determination to minimize the threat. At the same event, the Deputy Chairperson of the South Sudan Anti Corruption Commission, John Severio, called for collective effort to fight corruption in the country. “Let us commit ourselves to promote culture of integrity and transparency,” he said. Meanwhile, the US Ambassador to South Sudan, Susan D. Page urged government to put more emphasis to ensure transparency and accountability as the best tool of governance. She reiterated the US government’s commitment in ensuring the promotion of transparency and accountability for good governance in the country. Corruption as an issue in South Sudan is one of the critical challenges in the country affecting the building of the fledgling nation. National and International observers have remained concern over the matter in the country. Donald Booth, the US Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan early this month called for the South Sudan government to put in place all legal structures that ensure transparency and accountability in the country. Posted in: Home<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/1/Home.aspx>, Governance<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/6/Governance.aspx> -- 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/CAJb14orF7FaC7OmoT8pAcSCxKR1FsNmCZ5bO4d5XPUbAd96kwQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
