Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 March 2022:
The fight against corruption in Sierra Leone will not end anytime soon. Criminals and those seeking to bribe their way to achieve their goal are becoming ever more creative and brazen, despite the introduction of tougher penalties by the country’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
The government of Sierra Leone is losing hundreds of millions of dollars every year through corruption, which critics say is as rampant at the top of government as it is at the bottom rung of society.
Sierra Leone is one of the poorest nations in the world, despite the abundance of vast mineral wealth, fertile agricultural land and the huge potential of the Atlantic Ocean.
Thousands of children die every year because of poverty and poor healthcare, with one of the worst adult mortality rates on the continent.
There is no doubt, corruption must be curbed and good governance improved, if the government is to increase its revenue and rely less on foreign aid and borrowing which now stands at over $3 Billion and counting. So, what is the ACC going to do to step up its fight against corruption?
Last week, the ACC announced that it is re-introducing the payment of cash rewards for informants and whistle-blowers. Will this make any difference, or is this just another sticky plaster on a sore that refuses to heal?
This is what the ACC said in its public notice:
“The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) wishes to inform the general public that, in a bid to sustain,...
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