The Internal Affairs is a newly created Unit under the Office of the Commissioner General and the Unit is headed by a Deputy Director who reports directly to the Commissioner General.
The mandate of the Unit is to promote and safeguard ethical conduct and staff integrity.
The Internal Affairs is a newly created Unit under the Office of the Commissioner General and the Unit is headed by a Deputy Director who reports directly to the Commissioner General.
The mandate of the Unit is to promote and safeguard ethical conduct and staff integrity.
The Unit has the responsibility of investigating allegations of corruption, misconduct, and malpractice by staff, ensuring that all staff observe the ethical standards set out in the Code of Conduct and Staff Service Rules. These serves to ensure that staff perform their duties in a fair, impartial, honest, and professional manner.
Some of the policies developed under this Unit which also serves as a tool in carrying its main objectives are the following;
Conflict of Interest: This policy was developed to help identify situation where conflict of interest may arise and how to manage it. Conflict of interest arises where the interest of the Authority overrides that of a member of staff. This policy’s main purpose is to safeguard staff objectivity and behavior in a manner that may not undermine the integrity of the Authority and always live above suspicion.
Gift Policy: The Gift policy was established to discourage staff from accepting monetary/non-monetary gifts from colleagues and Taxpayers to mitigate corruption, malpractice and to avoid the influence of decision making.
Whistleblower Policy: The Whistleblower policy serves as a mechanism or channel for reporting any form of malpractice and corruption that has occurred within or outside the Authority. There are many channels of reporting set out in the policy to ease communication and also keep the information received confidential. Among these channels include but not limited to the following;
