Edited: ACC launches Citizens Service Delivery Charter for Makeni Regional Hospital

In a bid to robustly address corruption issues in Sierra Leone, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), on Monday, 30th April, 2012, launched the Citizens Service Delivery Charter for the Makeni Regional Hospital at the Hospital Conference Hall, Makama Section in Makeni.

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ACC wins “Award of Excellence”

ACC award

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of Sierra Leone is proud to announce that it has won the “Award of Excellence” in the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA) Public Service Announcement Video Competition.

The contest, which was organized by IAACA, the global umbrella body of Anti-Corruption Commissions/Authorities, was held [...]

ACC Commissioner’s Statement: Commissioning of the Anti-Corruption building at Makeni – 1 December 2011

ACC Commissioner, Joseph Kamara

 

Your Excellency Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, Mr. Chairman, Ministers of Government, Members of Parliament, Members of the Diplomatic corps, Paramount Chiefs, The Mayor of the City of Makeni, Religious Elders, Members of the Fourth Estate and Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen.

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MY VIEW: CORRUPTION CASES: REALITY VERSUS FICTION

Theo Nicol

by Theo Nicol

Theo Nicol

The last three weeks or so had been very great for the fight against corruption in this country. Apart from the cases against the Mayor of Freetown and ten others, which are real and can be seen to be happening, there was another one which to all intents and [...]

Le 1 Billion bail for Mayor and Administrator

Herbert Akieremi George-Williams

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday, November 28 this year, indicted the Mayor of the Freetown City Council, Herbert Akieremi George-Williams and nine others on twenty five count charges ranging from conspiracy to commit corruption offences to misappropriation of public funds, failure to comply with procurement procedures and failure to pay PAYE taxes [...]

ACC meets St. Joseph’s School for the Hearing and Impaired in Bombali District

Manager Sandi (Middle) updating the audience on the activities of the ACC

 

Manager Sandi (Middle) updating the audience on the activities of the ACC

The Anti-Corruption Commission’s (ACC) drive to fight against corruption in Sierra Leonecuts across all boundaries regardless of ones physical status.  This was clearly manifested on Tuesday, 22nd November, 2011 when the Commission’s Officers sensitized pupils and staff of the St Joseph’s [...]

Reflections: One Year of Successes and Challenges in the ACC

Commissioner Joseph F. Kamara at the workshop for paramount chiefs this year

By Augustine Beecher- 076-706232, augustbeech@yahoo.com

“Our work is not based on speculation or who interested parties may want us to indict, but rather the evidence before us and who has a case to answer.”

These were the words of the Commissioner of Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman, Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara when indicting nine [...]

ACC Targets Tonkolili on Mining Operations

ACC staff engaging the stakeholders

ACC staff engaging the stakeholders

In its quest to monitor the day to day activities of mining companies operating in different communities in Tonkolili District, the Northern Regional office of the Anti-Corruption Commission has engaged civil society organizations, NGOs, local council, MDAs, local authority, the media and other stakeholders in the district at the Tonkolili [...]