Namibia's anti-corruption agencies just got told to stop operating like isolated islands and start sharing intelligence as a unified front.
Ngurare pushes for joint anti-corruption effort
Ngurare pushes for joint anti-corruption effort
- Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare urged agencies to ditch siloed operations.
- His special adviser delivered the speech on his behalf in Windhoek.
- Steering committee members assessed anti-corruption strategy progress.
- Ngurare called corruption a common enemy requiring a collective response.
- The Anti-Corruption Commission and Financial Intelligence Centre were highlighted.
- The Office of the Prosecutor General got a specific mention.
- The Office of the Auditor-General and the Ombudsman's office were listed.
- Adequate funding for all these bodies was stressed heavily.
- Ngurare wants national anti-corruption legal frameworks developed.
- Officers must root out graft without fear or favoritism.
- Honesty, fairness, and accountability earn public respect.
- Decentralizing these offices to all regions is a priority.