Sierra Leone News:Managers urged to mainstream Anti-Corruption policies

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The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) with support from the European Union (EU) recently encouraged senior and middle level managers of the Civil Service to mainstream anti-corruption initiatives into their programs and activities. Advancing the thrust of the seminar at the One World Link Mattru Road Bo, the Deputy Director Public Education and Outreach Patrick Sandi, conveyed greetings from the ACC Commissioner Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara and the Deputy Commissioner Shollay Davies and reiterated that the workshop aimed at mainstreaming, integrating and introducing anti-corruption measures into the policy framework and operations of MDAs, underscoring that corruption was dynamic and metamorphosed with the passage of time and that was why the Commission with support from EU have employed such a drive to engage senior and middle level managers to join the crusade against corruption. Mr. Sandi explained the relevant areas worthy to mainstream such as; open and transparent recruitment process, developing and operationalizing service charter, integration of conflict of interest rules, integrity pact, integrity pledge, asset declaration, accountable appraisal system and robust internal audit structure. Giving an overview of the European Union project implementation on mainstreaming, Head of Public Education Unit Michael Sesay stated that EU-funded the advocacy meeting to transplant anti-corruption measures into MDAs in order to maximize quality service delivery which can be achieved through transparency and accountability, pointing out that the ACC was a worth emulating institution, as it operated under the tenets of transparency, accountability, integrity and high moral rectitude. Discussing the relevance of service charters to the mainstreaming process, Systems Analyst Horatio Barlay said, service charter was very significant, as it informed clients about the procedure, cost and duration for the services, which ensured improved and high quality product. Mr. Barlay furthered, it was an avenue for transparency, accountability and probity because in the event, quality did not match with what was described in the service charter the customer would have someone to ask through the provision of telephone numbers and names of contact persons in the service charter. Dilating on the National Anti-Corruption Strategy (2014-18) document and its connection to the mainstreaming, NACS Implementation Officer Mr. Montfort Okeke Macauley underscored the NACS was in line with the ambitious goals set in pillar seven (7) of the Agenda for Prosperity, premised on public sector reform. He revealed that the Strategy is poised to bring MDAs to the fore in the fight against corruption, which necessitated the formation of Integrity Management Committees (IMCs) and the designing of work plans by MDAs. Earlier, in his opening remarks, the Regional Manager South, who doubled as Chairman Samuel Marah maintained, the seminar targeted MDAs basically to mainstream anti-corruption initiatives in the bid to enhance transparency and accountability, taking into cognizance the prime intent of the Commission to ensuring that proper systems were in place to prevent corruption and its attendant consequences. Mr. Marah noted that if proper measures are put in place they would enhance effective and efficient serve delivery thereby eliminating the ugly situation of lack of accountability and transparency leading to corruption. He further stated that the ACC was sage enough to intensify engagement with stakeholders to promote good governance and public sector reform. The occasion was climaxed with questions and comments and the distribution of IEC materials. Thursday May 14, 2015

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