PM Tuilaepa on anticorruption and Tautua
Comments to Samoa Observer on Tuila'epa's anticorruption announcement and Tautua party need to have many many many years in politics.
published 25/07/2010
Of course it is no surprise that PM Tuila’epa reiterates his anti-corruption priority in his public service. After all, it is one of a few usual criteria/conditionality by lenders, aid agencies, investment companies to part with their money for the use of the Samoan government. It is expected of his role as leader of the country. According to a critique of MDG progress by UNCTAD, reforms including anticorruption have tended to encourage locking in the recipient country to the dictating giver and leaves little flexibility to ensure that aid meets domestic needs and involvement by local ownership. The issue of whether the PM can thus stop corruption is questionable because he cannot control the morality of individuals and their ability to put country before self.
As for the PM’s attitude to the Tautua party, it is sad to see that his eleven years of experience as leader of the HRPP government has brought legislation that negate the human rights and political rights of the people of Samoa.
Ma le fa’aaloalo .
Meripa Weir.
published 25/07/2010
Of course it is no surprise that PM Tuila’epa reiterates his anti-corruption priority in his public service. After all, it is one of a few usual criteria/conditionality by lenders, aid agencies, investment companies to part with their money for the use of the Samoan government. It is expected of his role as leader of the country. According to a critique of MDG progress by UNCTAD, reforms including anticorruption have tended to encourage locking in the recipient country to the dictating giver and leaves little flexibility to ensure that aid meets domestic needs and involvement by local ownership. The issue of whether the PM can thus stop corruption is questionable because he cannot control the morality of individuals and their ability to put country before self.
As for the PM’s attitude to the Tautua party, it is sad to see that his eleven years of experience as leader of the HRPP government has brought legislation that negate the human rights and political rights of the people of Samoa.
Ma le fa’aaloalo .
Meripa Weir.
posted by Meripa Weir at 12:43 PM
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