A four-man delegation from the Anti-Corruption Coalition in Ghana has through their partner, SEND Sierra Leone on Friday, August 5, 2022, paid a working visit to the ACC Regional Office in Kenema.
Anti-Corruption Coalition, Ghana, and SEND Sierra Leone are key partners in implementing a project focusing on procurement and service delivery in the Health and Education sectors, in which the ACC plays a pivotal role in ensuring that transparency and accountability are mainstreamed as best practice.
The delegation from Ghana comprised the Executive Secretary, Head of Programmes and two Communication Officers.
Welcoming the team, ACC Regional Manager, East, Keifala Koi, on behalf of the ACC Commissioner, registered his delight over the Team’s visit to the Office and assured them that the meeting will be very interactive. He thanked the delegation for their visit and stated that the meeting is worthwhile and highlighted the general work of the Commission in implementing anti-corruption policies in the Health and Education Sectors.
The Regional Manager also explained the work of the various Units in the regional office with special focus on the Prevention Unit which ensures that corruption opportunities are eliminated in procurement processes with the view that public sector institutions adhere to applicable procurement rules and regulations.
Speaking on the purpose of the meeting, Advocacy Advisor, Wurie Kargbo of SEND Sierra Leone, said the visit focused on learning and sharing sessions on the operations of the ACC at regional level, and to also evaluate a survey which was conducted in the Western Area and Kenema District. The project is titled, “Uniting Constituencies to Fight Corruption in Health and Education in West Africa”. He added that their visit is to attract the ACC to investigate the procurement process in these two institutions as the ACC is the lead agency to curb corruption in Sierra Leone.
In her statement, Executive Secretary, Beauty E. Narteh said, anti-graft agencies are not fighting the menace for their personal interests and the fight cannot be fought by anti-graft staff alone but through the collaborative efforts of all citizens.
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