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Anti-corruption workshop held by government

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    Sierra Leone’s government, with the support of Britain’s Department for International Development, held an anti-corruption workshop on Tuesday as part of an ongoing effort to weed out corruption in the public services.

    Launched by President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah the workshop was attended by cabinet ministers and other senior government officials, Septimus Kaikai, the presidential spokesman, told IRIN.

    Revolutionary United Front (RUF) leader Foday Sankoh, and Johnny Paul Koroma, head of the former Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC), also attended.
    “The workshop focused on three areas in the fight against corruption,” Kaikai said “prevention, enforcement and education”.

    Kaikai said that an anti-corruption bill now before parliament would, when enacted, provide the legal basis for establishing an anti-corruption commission.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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