PCCB: How ethical lapses at family level fuel corruption
DODOMA: DIRECTOR General of the Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB), Mr Crispin Chalamila has said the lack of ethics at the family level is the root cause of the widespread corruption observed among government officials and in other sectors.
To address the matter, the anti-corruption watchdog czar has called on the institutional ethics oversight bodies and professional ethics regulatory authorities to explore and deliberate comprehensively on the issue of ethical erosion and jointly formulate strategies that will enable us to curb corrupt practices within the public service.
Officiating a two-day working session on experience and information sharing between institutional ethics oversight bodies and professional ethics regulatory authorities in Dodoma yesterday, Mr Chalamila to continue collaborating and investing in strategies that reflect and enhance the performance of our professionals who serve the public.
“I ask my fellow participants to continue collaborating and investing in strategies that reflect and enhance the performance of our professionals who serve the public. This collective effort will support the vision of the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan, who aspires to see a public service that listens and voluntarily takes responsibility for the well-being of Tanzanian citizens,” he emphasized.
He also called on the session’s participants to ensure that our presentations and discussions lead to innovative strategies to improve the foundations of ethical conduct and professional standards as one of the ways to enhance service delivery in the public sector and eliminate corruption for the benefit of our people.
PCCB boss also emphasized the importance of maintaining ongoing communication and cooperation among our institutions, both the Institutional ethics oversight bodies and the professional ethics regulatory authorities. He also called on the session’s participants to ensure that our presentations and discussions lead to innovative strategies to improve the foundations of ethical conduct and professional standards as one of the ways to enhance service delivery in the public sector and eliminate corruption for the benefit of our people.
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PCCB boss also emphasized the importance of maintaining ongoing communication and cooperation among our institutions, both the Institutional ethics oversight bodies and the professional ethics regulatory authorities.
“This will help strengthen integrity in our organizations and ensure action is taken against those few individuals who deviate from established guidelines,” he noted.
PCCB is tasked to organise such sessions this year on behalf of institutions responsible for ethics oversight bodies and the professional ethics regulatory authorities.
On her part, Director of Ethics Oversight at the President’s Office – Public Service Management and Good Governance, Ms Felister Shuli, noted that a study conducted in 2022 by her office shows increased awareness of ethical issues among public servants and citizens.
Elaborating, she noted that citizens are now reporting ethical misconduct by public servants, and that public servants themselves are increasingly adhering to ethical guidelines.
“In the public service, ethics is a cross-cutting and progressive issue. It guides public servants to deliver the best service to citizens. And the government’s intention is to ensure quality service delivery to the people,” she emphasized.
