{"id":157184,"date":"2016-02-18T11:27:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T15:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=157184"},"modified":"2016-02-18T11:27:00","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T15:27:00","slug":"commentary-paralysis-of-integrity-in-public-office-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/features\/commentary\/commentary-paralysis-of-integrity-in-public-office-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"COMMENTARY: Paralysis of Integrity in Public Office (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_157185\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-157185\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-157185 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/joshua-francis-300x291.jpg\" alt=\"joshua francis\" width=\"300\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/joshua-francis-300x291.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/joshua-francis.jpg 393w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-157185\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joshua Francis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Recently the Integrity Commission re-surged into public discourse after the Parliament of Dominica amended the Integrity in public Office Act which ended the life of the Integrity in Public office Commission until the set up a newly trimmed IPO Commission.<\/p>\n<p>Of course the members of the opposition Team Dominica, United Workers Party vehemently opposed the bill to amend the IPO act but at the end the\u201d eyes have it\u201d. This new IPO legal framework stands in the face of the revival of national discussions of the need for transparency and accountability in the Commonwealth of Dominica. The expanding sea of concern for integrity in public office has been aided by new allegations of Dominica\u2019s government misconduct in public office as regards to the management of our citizenship by Investment Program.<\/p>\n<p>As to refresh our minds, the IPO Act serves for the establishment of the Integrity Commission; to make provisions for the prevention of corruption of persons in public life by providing for public disclosure; to regulate the conduct of persons exercising public functions; to preserve and promote the integrity of public officials and institutions, and for pertinent related matters. In essence the Act is meant to promote integrity, transparency and accountability.<\/p>\n<p>The concepts of integrity, transparency and accountability have been identified by the United Nations as part of the founding principles of public administration. In public administration, integrity refers to \u201chonesty\u201d or \u201ctrustworthiness\u201d in the discharge of official duties, serving as an antithesis to \u201ccorruption\u201d or \u201cthe abuse of office.\u201d Transparency refers to unfettered access by the public to timely and reliable information on decisions and performance in the public sector. Accountability refers to the obligation on the part of public officials to report on the usage of public resources and answerability for failing to meet stated performance objectives. But what do these terms mean to the bare-foot man for administration and governance of Dominica?<\/p>\n<p>Could it be that to uphold integrity, \u201cpublic servants must neither ask for nor accept anything from another to perform their duties? Is \u201ctransparency achieved by providing the public with timely, accessible and accurate information? What about accountability-is it a standard of public life, where \u201cholders of public office are accountable for their decisions and actions to the public and must submit themselves to whatever scrutiny is appropriate to their offices. What is your take?<\/p>\n<p>The issue of integrity in public office has had memorable performances in Dominica and may have had legendary glorification in the 2000 general elections. We were at saturation point with allegations that the then government was infested with the corruption bug and the current administration was swept into office on an anti \u2013 corruption platform.<\/p>\n<p>Following the general elections of 2000, integrity in public office occupied our national mind for a significant period of time such that a Commission of Enquiry was set up to determine the alleged corruption of the then government. It is also instructive to remind us that such inquiry resulted in futility.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly this vision of sanitizing corruption in public office as stated by Dominica\u2019s current Dominica Labour Party (DLP) government has not been realized given the number of dubious government transactions such as the famous \u201cbin Bobol\u201d and more recently allegations of corruption in the sale of Dominica\u2019s passports. And we know that several pertinent questions have been thrown to the public about financial acquisition and property accumulation by some public officials. We have been learning that there are public officers who have received illicit enrichment, that is, a significant increase in assets that he or she cannot reasonably explain in relation to his or her lawful income. We hear about conflict of interest with respect to their functions such that some public officials grant government businesses to family-we hear about all kinds of rumors and allegations.<\/p>\n<p>We also know as a fact that a few questionable characters were granted our passports under the regime of our current DLP government.<\/p>\n<p>We are also aware that a serious case against the Prime Minster of Dominica which has reached the stage of requiring formal treatment by the Integrity Commission may be stalled at the High Court of Dominica because of the amends to the IPO ACT. And we may never receive a balanced, fair and reasonably forthright determination of the serious allegations made against those implicated.<\/p>\n<p>It is always best for a country\u2019s government to ensure that its conduct is above reproach in the view of a reasonable observer and to upkeep the integrity and dignity of the public\u2019s Office; but can we say that the government of the Commonwealth of Dominica has operated above board?.<\/p>\n<p>Can we conclude that the Government of Dominica has championed integrity in Public office even if it can be credited for passing the IPO act in parliament? How have the recent amendments to the IPO act helped integrity in public office in Dominica?<\/p>\n<p>Dominica\u2019s government\u2019s decision to amend the IPO act would suggest a contrary position to international movements to strengthen the legislative framework in order to improve integrity in public office. In Dominica, the government appears to have weakened our IPO legal framework by its failure to depoliticize the appointment of the IPO commissioners and to protect whistleblowers\u00a0&#8211; to name a few.<\/p>\n<p>As the saying goes, \u201ctime will tell and who have ears let them hear, and who have eyes, let them see\u2026..\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Joshua Francis is Member of Parliament for the Roseau South Constituency.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Opinions expressed in this commentary are solely of the author and do not reflect those of Dominica News Online or its advertisers.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Recently the Integrity Commission re-surged into public discourse after the Parliament of Dominica amended the Integrity in public Office Act which ended the life of the Integrity in Public office Commission until the set up a newly trimmed IPO Commission&#8230;.","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":157185,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-157184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-commentary"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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