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Strategies Outputs
Strategy A.2.3:
Enforcement
of Disciplinary
Code to eradicate
corruption, fraud
and serious
maladministration.
Reports on
finalised
disciplinary
hearings
conducted
against
transgressing
officials provided
to management.
Service delivery
indicators
Targeted anti-corruption/fraud
and
maladministration
strategy
Policy on vetting
produced.
Vetting capacity
established and
vetting plan
developed and
implemented.
Number of finalized
disciplinary
hearing cases.
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Actual performance
Two half-yearly trend analysis reports on fraud, corruption
and serious maladministration covering the
periods, 1 April 2007 to 30 September 2007 and 1
October 2007 to 31 March 2008 have been compiled
and submitted to executive management.
The reports highlighted the prevalence of these cases
and the possible causes thereof.
Two briefing sessions were held with NIA which
undertook to conduct the Threat Risk Analysis (TRA).
This would put the Department in a better position to
develop a vetting plan.
Request was made to the Human Resource unit
of the DCS to conduct a work study for the Vetting
Fieldwork Unit. This was finalised at end of September
2007 and approval for the structure was granted
during October 2007.
Members of the Integrity Desk which fell within the
DIU attended a security course at NIA in preparation
for the task.
The Vetting Policy was approved by the Minister during
September 2007.
Whilst awaiting establishment of the Vetting Fieldwork
Unit the Integrity Desk unit continued to coordinate
the vetting process through the submission of vetting
forms, and pre-employment screening to NIA. Of 897
vetting forms 523 were sent back to officials to rectify,
344 were submitted for vetting and 30 clearances
were received from NIA. NIA also did the pre-employment
screening of senior managers.
Also whilst awaiting the establishment of the Vetting
Fieldwork Unit twenty awareness workshops on vetting
were conducted nationally.
The Vetting Fieldwork Unit was established and redeployed
to the Security Standards section with effect
from 1 November 2007.
DCS complied with the Cabinet decision for the establishment
of vetting units by departments. Pre-employment
screening of senior managers ensured that
reputable candidates are appointed.
56 disciplinary hearing cases relating to fraud and
corruption finalised during this financial year. Conviction
rate 96,5%. (30 dismissals, 17 written warnings,
2 acquittals, 1 suspension for two months without
pay, 4 resignations, 1 demotion and 1 withdrawn due
to non-availability of witnesses).
Cases referred by DIU for disciplinary hearing include
the following high profile cases:
a)
The Qalakabusha Escape where 13 members
were charged in 6 different hearings. The status
of the case is 11 finalized and 2 outstanding
(8 dismissals, 1 demotion, 2 acquittals, and 2
outstanding). The case against the outstanding
members is partly-heard and continued on 19
May 2008.
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