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Sierra Leone engages civil society to fight corruption

Xinhua, September 28, 2016 Adjust font size:

Sierra Leone's Anti-Corruption Commission, together with support from Britain's Department for International Development (DFID), has launched a campaign in Freetown that tries to engage ordinary citizens to fight corruption and bribery.

The "Pay No Bribe" campaign, launched late Monday, is an innovative reporting platform where citizens can anonymously report incidents of corruption and bribery.

Citizens can register an incident of corruption by calling a hotline phone number (515). The campaign is factored under the President's Recovery Priorities phase 11 that was launched recently.

Speaking at the ceremony, anti-corruption commissioner Ady Macauley said "we will roll out the 'Pay No Bribe' campaign which puts the weapons to beat the evil of corruption in Sierra Leone into the hands of the public."

He said individuals should ask for the officials' information when there is corruption. With the information, ministries, departments and agencies will tackle bribery and will report back to the public on the action they have taken.

Guy Warrington, British High Commissioner to Sierra Leone, said "the new reporting platform is another strong example of the British government's working alongside the government of Sierra Leone on programs which will make a real difference to the lives of people in this country." Endit