Respondents   (36.5   percent)   reported   that   Parliament   had   not   been   effective   enough   to   bring   public  servant  to  account  (Figure  21).  They  attributed  this  to  a  strong  Executive  which  hinders   Parliament   from   going   after   “powerful”   public   officers   who   have   leanings   to   political   parties.     30.2  percent  of  Respondents  however,  cite  the  public  hearing  of  PAC  and  insist  that  Parliament   is  able  to  hold  public  officers  to  account.       3.19.3   Public  Education  on  preventing  corruption   Public   education   and   awareness   creation   is   an   important   tool   to   prevent   the   occurrence   of   corruption  in  society.  Over  the  last  year  there  had  been  a  number  of  programmes  and  activities   undertaken   by   various   Civil   Society   Organizations   and   some   public   institutions   to   create   awareness,  educate  the  public  and  further  ensure  that  the  populace  do  not  tolerate  corruption.   Civil  Society  organizations  (GII,  GACC,  ISODEC,  IDEG,  CHRI)  have  been  at  the  forefront  of  public   education   in   collaborating   with   some   public   institutions   such   as   the   District   Assemblies,   National   Commission   for   Civic   Education,   Commission   on   Human   Rights   and   Administrative   Justice,  Electoral  Commission  and  the  media.  Some  of  the  activities  are;   • • • • • • • Education  on  the  Whistleblowers  Act   Political  Corruption  –  Vote  buying  and  Harassment   Abuse  of  Incumbency   Deploying  election  observers   Monitoring  of  the  School  Feeding  Program  in  the  Districts   Social  Accountability   Judicial  corruption  monitoring   49