Corruption - A social disease (Part 90): Centralising corruption coordination and control
The President of Namibia needs to fulfil a coordinating and leadership role, but not a controlling role in corruption, because excessive control in the hands of any one person or institution creates opportunities for abuse of power.
In addition to a centralised corruption coordination and control unit, other investigative units such as the Cyber Crime Unit, Namibian Narcotics Bureau, Forensic Fraud Unit and Vehicle Theft Unit, should be accountable to parliament in order to be more independent.
Private businesses and the United Nations (UN) Global Compact can be approached to fund private investigative units as part of a national vigilance to expose and prevent corruption.
WHISTLEBLOWERS
Systemic corruption is not just an ethical or moral problem, therefore incentives must be created for whistleblowers to report corruption. The anticipated Whistleblower Protection Commissioner as stipulated in the draft Whistleblower Protection Act, should not be attached to the Ministry of Justice that is under control of the Government of the day (Insight). Such Commissioner should report to the board as mentioned in an earlier article, consisting of members with a track record of community service elected by society. Members must have proper qualifications, must not be actively involved in politics and must not be public servants.
Penalties must be enforced to get the "kingpins" of organised crime in jail in order to send out a clear message that Namibia and Southern Africa are not safe havens for transnational organised crime. Effective integration of the bureaucracy, as well as an increase in intelligence to infiltrate and monitor the actions of syndicates, are needed.
In order to contain local organised crime and transnational organised crime in a state with weak institutions, such as Namibia, a separate court for hearing only corruption cases should be created, because the current court system is characterised by years of case backlog.
The article that follows will focus on creating a transparent context for exposing the process of corrupt behaviour and the structure of interdependent corrupt relations.
References
Insight Namibia. July 2016. "Whistleblowing: We need a Watchdog not a Lapdog."
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In addition to a centralised corruption coordination and control unit, other investigative units such as the Cyber Crime Unit, Namibian Narcotics Bureau, Forensic Fraud Unit and Vehicle Theft Unit, should be accountable to parliament in order to be more independent.
Private businesses and the United Nations (UN) Global Compact can be approached to fund private investigative units as part of a national vigilance to expose and prevent corruption.
WHISTLEBLOWERS
Systemic corruption is not just an ethical or moral problem, therefore incentives must be created for whistleblowers to report corruption. The anticipated Whistleblower Protection Commissioner as stipulated in the draft Whistleblower Protection Act, should not be attached to the Ministry of Justice that is under control of the Government of the day (Insight). Such Commissioner should report to the board as mentioned in an earlier article, consisting of members with a track record of community service elected by society. Members must have proper qualifications, must not be actively involved in politics and must not be public servants.
Penalties must be enforced to get the "kingpins" of organised crime in jail in order to send out a clear message that Namibia and Southern Africa are not safe havens for transnational organised crime. Effective integration of the bureaucracy, as well as an increase in intelligence to infiltrate and monitor the actions of syndicates, are needed.
In order to contain local organised crime and transnational organised crime in a state with weak institutions, such as Namibia, a separate court for hearing only corruption cases should be created, because the current court system is characterised by years of case backlog.
The article that follows will focus on creating a transparent context for exposing the process of corrupt behaviour and the structure of interdependent corrupt relations.
References
Insight Namibia. July 2016. "Whistleblowing: We need a Watchdog not a Lapdog."
[email protected]
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