Corruption rife in Somalia, auditor general says

Thursday, December 11, 2014

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Somalia's Auditor General Nur Jumale Farah announced a plan Tuesday (December 9th) to tackle widespread corruption in all government institutions, Somalia's Radio Goobjoog reported.

Speaking at an International Anti-Corruption Day event in Mogadishu, Farah said he intends to fight corruption through awareness campaigns that highlight the harmful effects of corruption on education, health, management, justice and all aspects of life in Somalia.

Somalia, tied with North Korea, ranked lowest in Transparency International's global Corruption Perceptions Index 2014, which was released last week.

The Corruption Perceptions Index is based on expert opinions of public sector corruption. A poor score is a sign of prevalent bribery, lack of punishment for corruption and public institutions that do not respond to citizens' needs, the independent monitoring group said.

"Nobody can hide the facts on the ground," Farah said. "That is why I have to shed light on what is going on in government offices so [it can] be avoided. Corruption in Somalia is becoming the order of the day to an extent it challenges the smooth running of the normal activities."

"Corruption leads to injustice, insecurity and widespread economic disintegration, and we hope that we shall attain a great achievement in the fight against corruption by next year," he said according to Somalia's Radio Dalsan.

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