Rwanda: Public Officials' Wealth Declaration to Go Public?

3 February 2013

There is an ongoing debate between lawmakers, the ombudsman's office and different stakeholders in anti-graft war in order to see if it is possible to make wealth declarations by public officials available for scrutiny.

Normally, senior government officials declare their wealth to the ombudsman and their declarations remain secret. However, different sources suggest that a number of Rwandans would like to verify whether the assets were genuinely acquired.

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