Unemployment is a recipe for corruption – ACC Commissioner…

ACC Commissioner, Joseph Kamara

By Zainab Kanu

The Chairman of the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC), Mr. Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara, has told a large number of youths in Freetown that that unemployment is a recipe for corruption and under development in the country.

Addressing the young people while giving the keynote address during a conference held by various youth organisations [...]

“I’ve kept my promise to fight corruption” – Ernest Koroma

ACC Commissioner taking President Ernest Bai Koroma to look at the new offices

ACC Commissioner taking President Ernest Bai Koroma to look at the offices

The President of theRepublicofSierra Leone, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, on Thursday, November 1 this year officially opened the newly constructed Anti Corruption Commission’s (ACC) Regional Office in Makeni. 

The colourful ceremony which was chaired by the Minister of State, North, Hon. Alie [...]

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.

[...]

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 [...]

ACC Presents Strategic Instruments And A Cheque Of Over Le.800 Million To Government

ACC Commissioner, Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara, presenting ACC Strategic instruments and Cheque to  HE the President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma at State House

ACC Commissioner, Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara, presenting ACC Strategic instruments and Cheque to HE the President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma at State House

 The Anti-Corruption Commission wishes to inform the general public that it has on Thursday 20th October 2011 presented to His Excellency the President, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, its revised National Anti-Corruption Strategy [...]