Sogavare Take Aim at Transparency Solomon Islands
“They need to come and sit down and talk with us. Or you go and see what is happening in the constituencies. You will be amazed”, Sogavare said.
Source: STO
“People in glass houses must not throw stones,” Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare told parliament.
Sogavare’s comments were made in response to criticisms made by Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) on the Constituency Development Funds (CDF).
TSI recently in a statement said they are concerned to see the increase of the CDF to SBD$6.8 million. TSI says this is the second highest CDF allocation for the constituencies through their Members of Parliament (MPs).
Corruption Perception Index for Solomon Islands Public Sector Remains Same
Mr. Paulsen says Solomon Islands has one of the highly corrupt public sectors in the region and the government is not doing enough to tackle it.
Source: The Economic Times Monday, 01 February 2021 09:12 AM
Solomon Islands remains at 42 out of a 100 on the 2020 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) published by Berlin based, Transparency International.
Recently the 2020 CPI was launched by Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) placing Solomon Islands at 42 out of a 100.
CPI is a measurement of perception. There is a difference between perceived levels of public sector corruption which the CPI measures. The CPI does not measure actual levels of all forms of corruption.