AfricaPress-Tanzania: IN the wake of the growth of child molestation and early marriage cases ending ‘quietly’ out of the court between the two parties involved, the government has called on the Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB) to intervene in identifying corruption elements and uncover the truth.
Deputy Minister of State, President’s Office, Public Service Management and Good Governance Deogratius Ndejembi issued the directive during his opening remarks at the Annual General Meeting of PCCB leaders which brought together directors, chief executives and regional heads.
Elaborating further, Ndejembi said despite PCCB solving many disputes and assisting citizens who have been exploited especially by financial institutions, the cases involving child rape, molestation, early pregnancies and child marriage still remain unresolved.
“PCCB should intervene in those cases too, this is also a form of corruption that we turn a blind eye to, if we let those mess continue, people will think we are ignoring them.” he said.
The Deputy Minister also said the collaboration between parents and perpetrators has been rampant that prompted many cases to be pulled out from the court and ended friendly at the family level while leaving scars on the victims of the incidents.
“I hope you will end this and eventually our children will study and live in peace without being mocked in society. I have a strong trust with what you are doing for the interest of this nation and its citizens,” revealed the deputy minister.
For his part, the Director General of the PCCB Brigadier General, John Mbungo detailed that his institution was very responsible for helping the community to eradicate corruption, adding that it would ensure that they spend all their time and professionalism in fighting the perpetrators of sexual harassment.
“We have continued to return properties of citizens who have been abused by companies or financial institutions by providing loans with unpaid interest,” said Mbungo.
The head of the anti-corruption body also said that one of the agenda in the session was to remind the leaders of the institutions to adhere to the values of the public service and confidentiality in order to ensure that all kinds of corruption was controlled.
The Director of Corruption Prevention, Sabina Seja added that PCCB in collaboration with other development partners would continue to actively monitor sex corruption cases so as to give the rights to victims who are students to continue with their studies.
“We will fight for the justice of those victims impartially without hurting anyone, until the situation is stable, our happiness is to see the community living in peace without acts of corruption, because we believe corruption is the enemy of justice,” Seja stressed.
