Members of parliament in the newly created Yei River state have unanimously agreed with the establishment of state anti-corruption commission.
The objective of the anti-graft commission, if established, will be tasked to monitor, document and make people involved in mismanagement of public resources go to courts of law to answer for their roles.
In its 4th sitting for this year, the legislators noted with deep concern that there is no need for corrupt government officials allowed to manage a public sector without meeting the needs of the poor people in the community. The acting chairperson for information committee, Noel Malish says the state is currently running its system without the anticorruption body which he says is a dangerous ground for embezzlement of public funds.
“This anti-corruption office is not functional at the moment but our recommendation is that we want to see transparency and accountability in transaction of resources. The anticorruption commission is very important in Governance when we need to talk about monitoring transparency and accountability in public institutions” he added.
Malish revealed that they have passed their recommendation to the state Governor to speed up the process of the establishment and appoint competent personnel who will work for the interest of the public.
Earlier while opening the state legislature, Yei River state Governor David Lokonga Moses has expressed readiness to establish the commission so that that Government official who misuses public resources can be punished according to the law.
“I cannot tolerate corruption in my Government. I want to see that if you are given a public office and responsibility, execute your duties without corruption, this way we can be in position to deliver services to the people in the society” said Lokonga.