Entries by Corruption Watch

Protect the world’s forests by tackling corruption

13 February 2017 in , /by

The OECD describes the global natural resource sector as the world’s most corrupt industry. Developing countries’ natural wealth is siphoned off by corrupt politicians and the companies they do business with, robbing national treasuries of public funds that could lift countless out of poverty. As one of the main consumer markets for tropical timber, the EU has a key responsibility to promote and pursue fundamental reforms to tackle corruption in source countries.

100 days: Public Protector to expand access to services

3 February 2017 in , /by

Now that her first 100 days is behind her, Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s outreach programme starts in earnest later this month. Titled Broadening Access: Taking the Public Protector to the grassroots, it will take the form of a roadshow through which she will engage with public service leadership and the public, with the aim of facilitating access to the services of her office in communities across the country that would otherwise struggle to gain such access.

Kenyan schools face land corruption battle

31 January 2017 in , , , , /by

When greedy contractors set their sights on a prime piece of land, nobody is safe – not even schoolchildren. Langata Road Primary School in Nairobi recently fell victim to an unscrupulous scheme, and its plight has highlighted the urgent need for a standard process to register land so that schools may finally hold title to the ground they’ve occupied for years.