Senior advisers from other African countries will be appointed to key institutions in South Sudan, says BBC
LONDON (TrustLaw) - South Sudan, which gained independence in July, has set out five key measures to tackle corruption in an open letter, the BBC reported.
Ahead of a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York, South Sudan President Salva Kiir announced that land sales will be reviewed, public contracts subject to new laws and officials expected to publish their income.
Senior advisers from other African countries will be appointed to key institutions, and the corruption commission strengthened, the BBC said.
The anti-graft drive follows local and foreign pressure to tackle the problem, according to the BBC. Kiir said cases where money has allegedly been stolen will be investigated, and the results made public, it reported.
Before seceding from Sudan, the oil-rich nation had been a semi-autonomous region with a large budget for six years, following the end of a long civil war in 2005. One high-profile scandal mentioned by Kiir involved sorghum, a local staple food, the BBC said.
South Sudan is one of the world's least-developed countries.
(Editing by Rebekah Curtis)
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