Georgetown: The Ministry of Home Affairs today launched its “I paid a bribe Guyana” website which will allow citizens to anonymously report their experiences with bribery and corruption within the public service.
The site allows the general public to report on the nature, number, pattern, types, locations, frequencies and values of corrupt activities.
The “I paid a bribe” initiative was initiated from a concept that was developed in India in 2010. Since its establishment, the idea was spread to several developing countries around the world, such as Kenya, Africa, Bangladesh, and countries in Europe.
Speaking at the launch which was held at the Ministry’s Boardroom, Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee urged that all citizens get on board with this initiative in order to end corruption in the public service.
Information Technology specialist, Floyd Levi reiterated that the site allows citizens to report in a very user friendly way on instances where they had to pay a bribe, didn’t have to pay a bribe or their efforts to resist paying a bribe.
He also presented an in-depth demonstration on how the site is used. “First you select a department, choose a transaction, the value of the bribe, date, office location, payment type and title of story; enter the capture codes and submit,” he explained.
The site is not intended to name individuals; rather, it is to join the debate about corruption in Guyana.
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