Main Functions
MANDATE AND ACTIVITIES
CORE MANDATE
The core mandate of the Corruption Prevention Section in line with section 10 of the Corrupt Practices Act is to take necessary measures for the prevention of corruption in both the public and private sector. The Section fulfills this mandate through working with public and private sector organizations to design and implement programs and interventions aimed at preventing corruption and also reviewing of procedures and work methods that are prone or conducive to corruption. The major focus of the programs that are implemented by the section is on addressing problems with systems and the people managing those systems in both public and private sector organizations.
The core activities of the section range from developing Policy frameworks for preventing corruption and improving service delivery, conducting training and education of staff and stakeholders of institutions, conducting institutional inquires and audits to review systems and procedures, undertaking follow up exercise to ascertain implementation of recommendations, providing advisory and support services and conducting research activities. All these interventions are being undertaken within the framework of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy which the Malawi Government has put in place as a blue print for addressing corruption issues in Malawi.
The Corruption Prevention Section also collaborates with civil society or other special interest groups who are involved in efforts to address to address corruption in both the public and private organizations. This is part of the efforts by the Anti-Corruption Bureau to build coalitions with organizations in the fight against corruption. Under the same component, the section facilitates the process of developing of Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs) with institutions. The MOUs set out specific areas of collaboration with the target institutions over a defined period. Presently the Bureau has signed 4 MOUs with institutions all which are currently under implementation.
OUR CLIENTS
The Corruption Prevention Section works with both public and private sector organizations. We are open to either short term or long term partnerships with organizations. Short term partnerships can involve, organizations coming to us to seek specific advice on measures they can undertake to address specific corruption threats. They can also involve instances where the client organization may seek our assistance in conducting initiatives such as workshops on a one-off basis. Long term partnership can either involve undertaking a series of interventions over a period of time or can involve going into a Memorandum of Understanding arrangement in which specific activities will be undertaken over a define period of time.
We however encourage long term partnerships mainly because eliminating the threat of corruption and building the necessary systems to prevent it is a process which cannot be accomplished in one-off or short term initiatives.
CONTACT DETAILS
If you want to access our services or want us to provide you with more information, you can write to The Director, Anti-Corruption Bureau, P.O. Box 2437, Lilongwe or fax your letter through 01770108. Alternatively, you can telephone and speak to the Director or the Principal Corruption Prevention Officer on 770 166/167. You can also send an e-mail to the Director on anti-corruption@sdnp.org.mw or the Principal Corruption Prevention Officer on mphombeya@yahoo.com. You can also come in person to our offices at the Headquarters for the Anti-Corruption Bureau in Mulanje House, City Centre, Lilongwe and meet the Principal Corruption Prevention Officer.
The Corruption Prevention Section does not charge for its services. Whilst the section provides limited financial support to institutions that want to be assisted in putting in place corruption prevention programs, due to the fact that its resource base cannot support all institutions it works with it encourages a cost-sharing scheme which is discussed and mutually agreed with the client institution.
