Saturday 19 December 2009

Will a thief "catch" himself.....?

I refer to the news MACC will help Ministry evaluate open tenders... and wish to comment on the statement by the Rural Development Ministry that it will seek the assistance of the MACC in evaluating open tenders. This is not a good move, as we all know that in order to ensure good practices, monitoring agencies like the Auditor General or the MACC, cannot be involved in the decision making process, as without the proper separation of duties and responsibilities, the regulating agency will become mired in the process and cause conflict, thereby making it biased in its subsequent actions. Moreover, if, in spite of the involvement of MACC, there is still subsequent 'aberrations' and corruption in the tender process, will the MACC be able to carry out its investigative tasks independently?

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