Corruption Prevention

Strategies

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Corruption Prevention Strategies

 Specific Objectives:
1. Corruption Loopholes
2. Corruption Prevention Strategies
3. Conclusions

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 Corruption Prevention
 Is the task of averting or thwarting any
threats of corruption to the institution

 Is about changing organisational features

that allow corruption to occur.
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 It is about strengthening systems of control
in organizations through better management
systems and closer supervision

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Corruption prevention seeks to

 expose organisational weaknesses
(loopholes) and provide mitigation
measures to the same

 improve organizational procedures,

practices and methods of work
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Corruption Prevention
Strategies

These strategies includes:

 Tone at the Top
o Development of Corruption Prevention
Policy
o Formation of a Corruption Prevention
Committee
o Corruption Risk Assessment and
Management and Preparation of
Corruption Prevention Plans

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Corruption Prevention
Strategies
 Sensitization talks/briefs to staff
 Development of Best Practice
guidelines/internal control procedures
 Develop Codes of Conduct
 Develop Service Charters
 Promote positive organizational culture.
 Promote personal, professional and
institutional integrity
 Adhere to provisions of various legislations
and other government regulations

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 1.Corruption Prevention
Policy

 An Anti-Corruption Policy outlines an institution’s position in

 the fight against corruption. It also outlines the measures in
 place for the prevention and detection of corruption and
 mechanisms in place for the fair determination of such
cases.

 The policy should take a strategic approach and not

focus on a specific functional area of known risks too often
at the expense of others.

 The Policy will cover such aspects as;

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The components that should be included
in key the Corruption Prevention Policy includes:
 Policy Statement
 Definition of Corruption
 Legislative and institutional framework
 Corruption Prevention Committee
 Risk Areas
 Corruption Risk Assessment and Corruption
Prevention Plan.

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 Corruption Reporting Systems
 Handling of Corruption Cases
 Protection of whistle blowers
 Confidentiality
 Authority
 Deterrent Measures/penalties
 Management/Implementation responsibility
 Effective date
 Periodic Reviews

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 Corruption Risk Assessment
Corruption Risk Assessment and
Management
 Detect and assess your organizations
Corruption risk exposures within each
functional area and assess the impact.
 Developing appropriate mechanisms
to mitigate against such risks

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Corruption Risk Assessment
Cont.
 Make recommendations, that may
include additions to an organization;
Policies, operational practices,
procedures, systems or controls, so
that the risks of corruption occurring are
within minimum levels
 Corruption Risk assessment is a
process of continuous examination and
improvement.

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Corruption Risk Assessment
and Corruption Prevention
Plans
 Corruption Risk Assessment is the
systematic application of management
policies, procedures and practices to the
tasks of identifying, analyzing,
evaluating, treating and monitoring
corruption risk.
 Preparation of a Corruption Prevention Plan
would be helpful in implementing the
prevention strategies identified

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Four Important Factors in
Corruption Prevention
a)MANAGEMENT COMMITMENT
 Managers need to be part and parcel of the
Plan. This will make them see the importance of
committing resources to the plan.
 Management behaviour and expectations play a
significant role in shaping the ethical culture of
an organisation. All managers must therefore act
and be seen to act with integrity for the plan to
succeed.

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 Four Important Factors in Corruption
Prevention

b) STAFF COMMITMENT
 Staff members are unlikely to be committed if a CPP is
imposed on them.
 The plan is more likely to work effectively if the staff have been
involved in the formulation process,
 The staff need to see it beneficial to themselves and the
organisation
 The staff need also to understand the seriousness and
commitment of the managers in corruption prevention
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Four Important Factors in
Corruption Prevention
c) RESOURCES
 Implementation of the Corruption Prevention
Plan and mainstreaming of anti corruption
strategies within the organization may
require resources. Finances may need to be
set aside for training and sensitization of
staff, to improve on the computer systems,
to enhance security etc.
 Set Corruption prevention as a priority

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Four Important Factors in
Corruption Prevention
d)
 Contact with people in organisations similar
to yours or who perform related functions will
provide ideas, which you can tailor to meet
the needs of your organisation.

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 Role of Individual officers in
fighting Corruption
 Uphold personal, professional and institutional
integrity
 Respect and protect public property
 Avoid engaging in corrupt practices
 Name and shame corrupt people/stigmatize
corrupt people
 Talk to every one about the evils of corruption
 Report corruption
Conclusion
 Fighting Corruption is a process
 The war on corruption will be won by each
and everyone of us playing our effective
role in this fight.

‘God does not require us to succeed, He only

requires that we try.’

Mother Theresa