Executive Secretary of the Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) Dr. Canisius Kanangire has advised water officers from the EAC partner states to prevent corruption in the sector as it undermines the provision of services to the people of the region.

“You should apply the practical measures to fight corruption since it undermines integrity in the water sector, it is important that you utilise the knowledge gained during the training to improve integrity in the water sector,” he said at the closure of a one-week water integrity training for water officials in the water sector in East Africa.

The one-week training, implemented in conjunction with the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), targeted 40 mid-level managers and media practitioners from the EAC partner states.

LVBC publicist Charles Martin Jjuuko said in a statement issued last week that several modules were delivered to the participants, including water governance; corruption in the water sector; identifying corruption risks; anti-corruption laws, institutions and instruments; transparency and access to information; accountability; and integrity in integrated water resources management (IWRM).

He said that the participants recognized that corruption in water resources management had the potential to adversely impact water allocation and sharing; water pollution and management; as well as public works and management.

“They also noted that corruption compromised economic efficiency, social equity, cohesion and poverty reduction, and environmental sustainability and health,” he said.

 

 

Source: http://allafrica.com