April 2011 Blog Posts (17)

It is a battle for the dying,

And for the weak,

And for the helpless,

And for those whose voices are muted.

 

It is a song for the citizens,

A cry for the nations,

A plea by media stations,

And for those whose basic needs are given in rations

 

Who will rise up for this cause,

Whose voice will echo the need

For justice and resilience

In this do or die war against corruption?

 

It starts…

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Please tweet all your comments, suggestions, criticisms, random interesting stuff, ANYTHING about the GYAC Nairobi Forum and join the anti-corruption discussion by including the hashtag #GYACNairobi to your tweets! Thanks!

I am not good in numbers but the equation was right this time: there are four Fairplay winner bands, and together they will make three (yes, THREE!) songs in the 2nd Voices Against Corruption Network Forum (GYAC) in Nairobi, Kenya. It means triple the fun we had in Brussels, where three bands collaborated to make… Continue

Por primera vez Ocasa se desplaza hasta África a compartir su experiencia de trabajo con jóvenes en Colombia y a aprender de muchas otras organizaciones del mundo que tienen un trabajo similar.

 

Esta vez viajaron tres representantes de la Corporación, Carolina Villanueva, Coordinadora de Proyecto; Xiomara Trujillo, Directora de Proyectos; y Gina Romero, Directora Ejecutiva.

 

La cita: Nairobi, el segundo evento anual 'Voices Against Corruption', de la Red Global…

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Who can deny the importance of technology in the digital era now? This is the time when we might smile more in front of our gadget screens instead of in real face to face conversations. These are the days when social networking across the internet may give you more jobs and fun compared with the old-fashioned…

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I woke up pretty early i wasn't sure whether to play hostess or be a participant i decided to do both  and for a while it was all crazy but it did pick up well. I was up and down but did manage to pick up the following.

The opening remarks did set the climate of the forum-"provide space to interact and exchange lessons about new and innovative ways of tackling corruption and improve accountability in governance and team up according to our areas of interest and work together to…

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hi friends now it is the best time to make aware about corrupt.shal we make all india level organization

 Welcome to Nairobi!

 

The weather is great and all friendly and i am thinking there couldn't be a more opportune moment to have the forum than this. I am working with the WBI team on last minutes details of the forum, everything looks great. The venue is cool and everyone at the sarakasi Dome is all excited about having us around.

 

 I am sure most of you will be arriving today, rest easy and hope to see you tomorrow, you in for a nice treat.

Service deliveries are affected  by scanty deliveries of items intended for the most vulnerable people in  communities identified by donors supported international local organizations.  Most of these items which include food, non-food items and or money are diverted to personal gains. Is it fraud or corruption?

A string of documents obtained by GYAC-Liberia has recommended for prosecution Defense Minister Brownie Samukai, the Manager of a rice supplying firm and others in connection with a fraudulent transaction.

Minister Samukai was indicted by the General Auditing Commission (GAC) in a two hundred and eighty-two thousand United States dollars (US$282, 000.00) transaction involving the Defense Minister and the Supplying West Africa Traders (SWAT). SWAT is a business firm located on the…

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Nepal was the first country in the South Asian region to have formal constitutional recognition of the right to information, as this right was explicitly guaranteed at Article 16 of the 1990 Constitution. The incumbent Interim Constitution (2007) also guarantees right to information at Article 27. And the full-fledged Right to Information (RTI) Act enacted in 2007 is a further commitment towards it.

 

These constitutional and legal provisions have guaranteed that…

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The recent actions by state security offices on aggrieved public school students during the latest demonstration in Monrovia were brutal, wicked and unacceptable. This merciless procedure requires immediate investigation an appropriate lawful action.

 

Have we gone back to the days when government troops invaded campuses, beat, raped, shot and killed students and stripped professors naked? Have we gone back to the era, when the late Samuel K. Doe ordered “Minister Gray D.…

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Media are invited to attend the second annual Voices against Corruption Forum from April 26-29, 2011 in Nairobi, Kenya. This four-day conference is organized by the World Bank Institute for the Global Youth Anti-Corruption Network to help emerging leaders share and learn effective ways of fighting corruption.

 

Composed of civil society leaders, musicians and…

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Though belatedly, a light has finally sparked at the end of the tunnel. At a time when people are losing trust in our judiciary for its lukewarm approach to dealing with corruption cases, it has again rekindled aspirations among people. In what appeared a rare and a bold judicial ruling in corruption case, the Supreme Court (SC) recently upheld the decision of the Special Court to convict former minister and Nepali Congress leader Chiranjibi Wagle on corruption charges. Mr Wagle, probably…

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 Amidst heated speculations and predictions, the Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has decided not to re-nominate the Auditor General Mr. John Morlu for a second term. The President’s intention was announced on Friday, March 25,2011 in a statement emanating from the Executive Mansion in Monrovia .

 

Mr. Morlu has fallen afoul of the Executive Mansion with his pointed criticisms and aggressive auditing of various…

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Today Priminister of Nepal replies to the parliament session on the resignation controversy of finance secretary Rameswor Khanal. Opposition leaders had taken stand to hold the session till there was reply from PM on this issue. The resignation, it is said related to political pressure for exemption of VAT tax to businessman.

Nepal's Finance Secretary Rameshor Khanal who has clean personality in corruption, unexpectedly resigned from his post on 29 March, 2011.The issue become very highlighted as he is the main person to raise government revenue through maintaining financial discipline and doing strict monitoring and also initiated action against business people those evading Value Added Tax (VAT). This issue shows that government and finance minister is responsible for corruption led economy. One editorial of… Continue