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Declare Your Assets or Leave Public Service |
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After stalling for over 2 years, exacerbated by failure on the part of the National legislature to pass the Code of Conduct for Public Officials that includes declaration of assets, the President endorsed a bold initiative by the Liberia Anti-corruption Commission (LACC) that all public officials declare and publish their assets. Subsequently, the President mandated all officials in the Executive to declare and publish their assets by September 30th. The President’s position was accentuated at several press briefings and interviews where she abundantly assured the public of her renewed commitment to combating corruption in the country. |
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The Legislature Must Act and Stop Sleeping |
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According to the General Auditing Commission (GAC), it has completed more than 50 audits and presented 25 of them to the Legislature and Executive for their action. These audit reports outline some egregious violation of agreed financial and administrative practices. A number of recommendations calling for investigation and action against those found guilty of committing these gross acts of corruption were put forward by the auditors. Despite these calls for action, legislative action remains static without tangible response to public outcry. |
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A Critical Look at Liberia’s Corruption - Stakeholders and their Strategic Roles... |
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Due to the widening and enabling participatory space gained since the inception of the current regime, varied stakeholders in Liberia’s democracy are now more emboldened to provide input into policies vital to national progress and peace building. However, many of these stakeholders have not fully succeeded in acquiring the technical skills and capacity to enable them adequately engage with the process and contribute meaningfully. |
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Corruption in Schools Undermines Liberia’s Development |
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The education sector serves as a reservoir from which a country draws its workforce. Education represents the engine that drives national growth and development. As such, when instructors sell grades to students, they undermine intellectual and professional growth, and subsequently national competitiveness. When school administrators misappropriate supplies and ignore the transgressions of instructors, they are also in complicity in undermining quality education. |
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