ACB courts Kasungu CSOs on corruption
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has urged civil society organisations (CSOs) in Kasungu District to be exemplary in observing accountability and transparency.
ACB chief public education officer Agnes Mweta made the call on Thursday in the district during a workshop for the district’s CSO leaders on the fight against corruption.
She said: “CSOs are watchdogs on government operations. This is why they are our targets in these trainings.
“However, for them to demand transparency and accountability from government, they should also ensure that they follow the same good governance principles to maintain the trust of the people.”
Mweta asked the CSOs to shape the future of the country from the current situation where everyone is complaining about corruption.
“There is need to have a corrupt-free country where every citizen will enjoy the national cake,” she said.
Malawi Economic Justice Network Kasungu district vice-coordinator Sikinayi Mtenje described the training as a timely reminder for CSOs to scale up their efforts in the fight against corruption.
“We have a huge responsibility to carry out sensitisation activities on corruption issues to bridge the gap between the ACB and communities,” he said.
The country is now in its 15th of the 20-week anti-corruption campaign launched by President Lazarus Chakwera in July under the theme ‘Corruption is our biggest enemy and is not welcome here’.
The campaign officially ends on December 9 2022, which is International Anti-Corruption Day.
Malawi ranks 110 out of 180 countries on the global corruption perception index, according to a 2021 Transparency International Report.
