ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING & UNCAC

(A GOPAC-APNAC joint workshop for APNAC- Tanzania)

In partnership with the GOPAC Secretariat, the APNAC Secretariat organised a two-day workshop for APNAC-Tanzania Members on the theme “Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC)”.

APNAC MEMBERS MUST BE ROLE MODELS – SPEAKER

The Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania, Hon. Anne. S. Makinda, has underscored the need for members of parliament to observe utmost integrity when exercising their 3-fold mandate as law-makers, representatives of the people and overseers of government. Read more...

PRESS CONFERENCE- THEME : ASSESSMENT AND PERSPECTIVES OF THE ACTIVITIES OF APNAC-MALI

Presented by: Honorable Amadou BOUARE, Chairman of APNAC-MALI

I.    DEFINITION :

Corruption: Even though there are several definitions for corruption, the one which we refer to in this presentation is the abuse of the part of the individual who takes advantage of her/his situation within a system with a view to gaining personal profit. It presupposes a link between 2 individuals where one is the corrupter and the other the corrupted.

There is thus no corrupted without a corrupter. Further, corruption raises crucial questions on justice, responsibility and the purpose of wealth and power.

UGANDAN MPs VOW TO FIGHT CORRUPTION in various public institutions

Members of the Ugandan Chapter of the African Parliamentarians’ Network against Corruption (APNAC-Uganda) have declared their intention to continue the fight against corruption in all spheres of public life even at the peril of their lives. Citing provisions in their country’s Constitution requiring members of parliament to exercise such an oversight role, the MPs stated that “the war on corruption must be fought systematically, impartiality and in good faith, free from political interference.”