Opposition politicians and policy wonks are calling out Namibia for letting whistle-blowers twist in the wind while hundreds of millions disappear from government funds. PDM leader McHenry Venaani pointed out that nearly a billion bucks vanished from the pension fund this year, and another 450 million went missing at the petroleum corp, but nobody's actually getting held accountable beyond firing some executives.
The Institute for Public Policy Research guy Graham Hopwood said the Anti-Corruption Commission can't do its job when people who report crimes get zero protection from retaliation. He wants the government to stop controlling who gets appointed to run the ACC and let parliament handle approvals instead.
The UN rep at the anti-corruption event in Gobabis told everyone that regular people need to see actual transparency before they'll trust the system again, while the regional governor admitted that everyday bribery at the community level keeps grinding down public trust.
The Institute for Public Policy Research guy Graham Hopwood said the Anti-Corruption Commission can't do its job when people who report crimes get zero protection from retaliation. He wants the government to stop controlling who gets appointed to run the ACC and let parliament handle approvals instead.
The UN rep at the anti-corruption event in Gobabis told everyone that regular people need to see actual transparency before they'll trust the system again, while the regional governor admitted that everyday bribery at the community level keeps grinding down public trust.
