According to Mr. Conton Sesay, performance contracts cover 22 ministries, all 19 Local Councils, all 7
State-Owned Tertiary institutions and 44 State-Owned
Enterprises, pointing out that in an effort to improve
performance, the cluster approach which includes
public administration, growth, social and human development sector, governance, justice and security, infrastructure and energy sectors were introduced.
Presenting the 2015 performance assessment, the Director of PMSD, Mr. Abdul Rahman Sowa, explained
that the tools and methodologies used in the assessment are the performance tracking table, project tracker, managerial indicator matrix, analysis of reports
and peer review of MDAs, SOEs and councils. He
noted that there has been a general improvement in
actions and service delivery on the ground in acceptance of performance contracting as a management
tool in planning, linking plans to budget, and report
presentation styles, among a host of others.
OBJECTIVE 6: Fighting Corruption in the Public
Sphere
3.2.14. Introduced and implemented a Pay
No Bribe (PNB) Reporting System – As an innovative anti-corruption tool, the PNB is a reporting
mechanism that enables citizens to anonymously report incidents of petty corruption and bribery online or
through text messages. It uses the following:
• a toll free hotline phone number (dial 515)
• the PNB website www.pnb.gov.sl
• a mobile app that can be downloaded and used
without data charge
• through CSO partner organizations.
According to Mr. Ady Macauley, Commissioner, AntiCorruption Commission:
“We will roll out the ‘Pay No Bribe’ Campaign, which
puts the weapons to beat the evil of corruption in Sierra
Leone into the hands of the public. It allows individuals
to tell us in confidence when they have been asked to
pay a bribe for health, education, water, power and
police services. “Ministries, Departments and Agencies will act on this information to tackle bribery ‘hotspots’ and will report back to the public on the action
they have taken.
A robust 5-stage systems and procedures for implementing the PNB was established. These include:
• STAGE 1: Reporting
• STAGE 2: PNB Data processing
• STAGE 3: MDA Review of Reports
• STAGE 4: MDA Resolution; and
• STAGE 5: Publishing of Resolutions
3.2.15. Developed an online Asset Disclosure
– with support from the European Union, the ACC
has also developed an online assets disclosure system
which is expected to commence operation in 2017.
The system will make it easier for public officers to comply with the declaration process and ease the storage
and verification of declarations.
WE WILL ROLL OUT THE ‘PAY NO BRIBE’ CAMPAIGN, WHICH PUTS THE
WEAPONS TO BEAT THE EVIL OF CORRUPTION IN SIERRA LEONE INTO
THE HANDS OF THE PUBLIC. IT ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS TO TELL US IN CONFIDENCE WHEN THEY HAVE BEEN ASKED TO PAY A BRIBE FOR HEALTH, EDUCATION, WATER, POWER AND POLICE SERVICES. “MINISTRIES, DEPARTMENTS AND
AGENCIES WILL ACT ON THIS INFORMATION TO TACKLE BRIBERY ‘HOTSPOTS’
AND WILL REPORT BACK TO THE PUBLIC ON THE ACTION THEY HAVE TAKEN.
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