Why is there a risk of corruption in the delivery of aid following the tsunami in Sri Lanka?
There are seven main reasons why aid delivery is prone to corruption: i) The current accountability framework in Sri Lanka is extremely weak and there is a lack of legal provision for financial accountability. The Parliamentary Oversight Committees, the Auditor General’s department as well as the Commission to Investigate Bribery and Corruption are generally lacking powers and are not independent. The Bribery Commission does not even have suo moto powers. ii) Furthermore, the lack of a national strategy and failure to streamline allocation in the reconstruction and relief efforts, coupled with minimal supervision, will undoubtedly result in lop-sided distribution and abuses of discretion on a geographic, beneficiary and industry basis. iii) The lack of a long-term follow-up mechanism on the part of the donor governments, organizations or individuals – as the monies are grants and not loans – will also enhance possibilities of systemic financial abuses. iv) TI Sri Lanka strongly feels t
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