{"id":17774,"date":"2022-03-27T16:31:47","date_gmt":"2022-03-27T16:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/uncategorized\/ghana-integrity-initiative-launches-corruption-risk-assessment-report"},"modified":"2022-03-27T19:55:47","modified_gmt":"2022-03-27T19:55:47","slug":"ghana-integrity-initiative-launches-corruption-risk-assessment-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/ghana-integrity-initiative-launches-corruption-risk-assessment-report","title":{"rendered":"Ghana Integrity Initiative launches Corruption Risk Assessment report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>The Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) has launched a Corruption Risk Assessment report on the government\u2019s COVID-19 interventions.<\/p>\n

The report captured the views of over 3000 respondents, including beneficiaries of the covid-19 interventions, public stakeholders and the private business.<\/p>\n

Some key findings and recommendations of the assessment obtained by the Ghana News Agency, indicate that communication on the establishment of the COVID-19-related funds reached 85.52 per cent of the population during the pandemic, with television and radio being the most effective channels of communication.<\/p>\n

Mrs Mary Awelana Addah, the GII Programmes Manager, who presented the recommendations explained that the GII Corruption Risk Assessment (CRA) revealed that there was inadequate transparency with regard to the procurement processes related to COVID-19 interventions among the populace.<\/p>\n

The launch brought together over 60 participants, including women cutting across all sectors, public, private, civil society, and the media. Ghana Health Service, Ghana Education Service, Ministry of Health, COVID-19 Trust Fund, Ghana Revenue Authority, and Public Procurement Authority were among the institutions that took part.<\/p>\n

She said the finding revealed that about 67.90 per cent of the general populace and targeted institutions (Public sector institutions that were directly involved in the implementation of the interventions) were not aware of any arrangements in place to ensure compliance with the Procurement Act, 2003 (ACT 663).<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is further compounded by the inadequate publication and accessibility of procurement contracts by the public sector agencies responsible,\u201d Mrs. Addah stated.<\/p>\n

According to the report no readily available audit report of the COVID-19 interventions had been conducted or published for public accessibility; although Article 187 (2-5) of the Constitution and Section 21(2)(3) of the COVID-19 Trust Fund supports the conduct of an audit after the financial year.<\/p>\n

The report acknowledged that the government had so far undertaken an estimated 20 different support interventions from three main funding sources \u2013National Corona Virus Trust Fund, World Bank, and the Corona Alleviation Programme.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf the 20 interventions assessed, eleven have high corruption risks, four have moderate corruption risks and five have low corruption risks.<\/p>\n

\u201cStrengthening existing anti-corruption efforts and advocating for measures to mitigate these risks is crucial to ensure that corruption does not become the norm the integrity of public institutions is not compromised and peoples\u2019 trust in these institutions is protected.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is also important that the public has confidence in the Government\u2019s ability to mobilise and implement an effective crisis response system, which includes the effective management of the COVID-19 Fund and other relief initiatives, without weakening the integrity of existing public institutions,\u201d the GII report indicated.<\/p>\n

Mrs. Linda Ofori-Kwafo, the GII Executive Director, acknowledged the support of the Centre for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), particularly Ms Carmen Stanila, who is a Senior Consultant at CIPE, who supported GII during the implementation of the project.<\/p>\n

Ms Stanila expressed the hope that the recommendations would be considered for implementation to serve as a best practice in similar situations.<\/p>\n

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