By Dolly A. Issa, ACC Communications Officer
The Anti-Corruption Commission's Prevention Department has submitted a Corruption Risks Assessment Report to the Sierra Leone Produce Marketing Company (SLPMC) on Wednesday, 12 November 2025, in Freetown.
The event, which took place at the SLPMC conference room at 3a Wellington Street, involved the compliance management and enforcement procedure for systems and policy review recommendations to measure the compliance of Ministries Departments and Agencies.
Welcoming the ACC team, the Head of Operations at the SLPMC, Hindolo Sandi, said that he was happy to have such a meeting and that he was looking forward to the recommendations and the way forward.
Deputy Director of ACC’s Prevention Department, Samuel Muti Marah, highlighted the importance of such meetings, adding that the event marked a milestone in the ACC's steadfast campaign against corruption.
“We made a draft of the recommendations and we discussed its challenges and we were able to have a final report,” he explained. Mr. Marah, therefore, urged the management of the SLPMC to comply with these anti-corruption measures. He added that having the report was one thing and having integrity to the commitment and ownership of the report was another.
Mr Marah emphasized that upon responding to the report within three months would mean acceptance of the recommendations, and it would become a public document and a working tool which would be aired afterwards.
The ACC derives its authority from Section 8 of the Anti-Corruption Act (ACA) of 2008 (amended 2019). Mr Marah implored his audience continue to work together for full compliance. “There will be a number of stakeholders that will be interested in these recommendations, the Deputy Director assured.
In his contribution Ibrahim Sorie Kamara- kay, Head of Monitoring and Compliance Unit of the Prevention Department, prefaced his statement with a question: “Now that you have received the Report, what’s next?” He appreciated the SLPMC for their readiness to abide by anti-corruption systems review recommendations, while clarifying what happens next after the report has been submitted.
According to Mr. Kamara-Kay, in case the recommendations were found to be impractical, the SLPMC should inform the Commissioner of the ACC about reasons for the impossibility of implementing the recommendations, pursuant to Section 8 of the ACA.
He stated that only the Commissioner of ACC has the right to cancel or modify recommendations for implementation. The recommendations, he added, are consistent with the 2024-2028 National Anti-Corruption Strategy.
“The responsibility now lies with SLPMC as compliance is about demonstrating good leadership,” he stressed, assuring his audience that the Commission would not leave them alone in the process of implementing the recommendations. “The Commission will ensure that you get the support you need to fully put the review recommendations into practice,” Mr Kamara kay assured the SLPMC management. He however cautioned them that there would be stiff penalties for non-compliance.
