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The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Youth Council to deepen its collaboration and partnership in the fight against corruption and the promotion of good governance.
Speaking at the event, the Chairman, Bishop David Oginde, termed the partnership a strategic and critical step in the fight against corruption.
He stated that the youth and society at large suffer the corrosive effects of corruption and bad governance.
The EACC chairman observed that corruption is a moral crisis and the youth provide the hope and opportunity to provide a collective effort to advocate for integrity in society.
He further reiterated that the partnership with the youth is critical since the youth have the energy, the voice and creativity to innovative solutions to current challenges in the country.
He challenged the youth to use their numbers to stand for integrity in society and take up their positions in advocating for honesty and the right.
The MoU is aimed at establishing a formal and structured ways of engagement between the Commission and the Youth in preventing and combating corruption and economic crimes, engaging with the youth in the promotion of ethics and integrity and to promote sharing of knowledge, experience and resources that are mutually beneficial to both parties.
Further, the MoU will provide platform for collaboration on the areas of empowerment and capacity building of the youth, information sharing, corruption prevention and review policy and legal frameworks on good governance and fight against corruption.
The Principal Secretary for the State Department of Youth Affairs and Creative Economy stated that the Youth will provide an invaluable contribution in the fight against corruption through the creation of awareness and advocacy against corruption by using the social media. He affirmed the support of the Commission and the Council in implementing the MoU.
In his remarks, the EACC CEO Mr. Abdi Mohamud welcomed the partnership as timely and very critical since the collaboration with the youth is part of the Commission’s wider strategies in enlisting the support of the public in the fight against corruption. He assured of the Commission’s commitment to implementing the MoU so as to realise the objectives.
The signing ceremony of the MoU was witnessed by the EACC commissioners and senior officers of the National Youth Council.
