South Sudan: 'Critical Questions That Country's Anti-Corruption Commission Needs to Answer'

12 March 2012
opinion

This Week while I was watching South Sudan Television evening News something caught my eyes. I saw the Commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission Mulana John Gatwitch with his delegation setting in the office of my boss the SPLA Chief of General Staff General James Hoth Mai. Shortly General James gave a statement urging his colleagues to declare their assets as he did. In the same News Bulletin Her Excellency Madam Rebecca Nyandeng de Mabior the Presidential Advisor on Gender and Human Rights gave statement after handing in her assets form. A day after I saw the Mayor of Juba Town Haj Baballa struggling to explain himself. Their statements inspired me to write this article. Since I have no evidence my intention therefore is not to say this and that is corrupt neither do I want to deny that there is no corruption happening in South Sudan. Rather I want to raise questions that the Anti-Corruption Commission may need to consider in their pursuance of combating corruption in South Sudan.

As we all know corruption is a key threat to good governance, democratic processes and fair business competition, therefore fighting corruption is key to promoting good governance and the development of a thriving business environment. These agendas are among the main priorities of international institutions and the international community more generally. In addressing corruption and good governance, the organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) for example takes a multidisciplinary approach, which includes fighting bribery of foreign public officials, combating corruption in fiscal policy, public and private sector governance and development aid and export credits.

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