Nepal "crusade" against corruption continues

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[Facilitator's note: Thank you to Narayan Manandhar, a Nepal-based consultant with an interest in corruption and governance issues, for sharing this op-ed by the head of Nepal’s national anti-corruption agency.]

“[Nepal’s] Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority was formed as an apex constitutional body with the mandate to investigate and prosecute cases of corruption. It is a distinctive anti-corruption agency in South Asia, which plays the role of an ombudsman, investigator and prosecutor as well.

“It targets to combat corruption issues at a national level with system- and rights-based approach. It also focuses on detection and punishment of corrupt acts on one hand and social, cultural and institutional reform on the other. Since its inception, the CIAA has envisioned a corruption-free society with a strong foundation of rule based democracy and good governance. In this period, our country has endured arrays of change in every realm of society, whether it is in developmental activities or in system of governance. Despite all these changes, the CIAA has stood strong and has been working to achieve its aim — a society free of corruption — which is a common dream of every Nepali citizen.”

Read the full essay by the Hon. Lok Man Singh Karki, Chief Commissioner, Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority, Nepal. His essay appeared in the 14 September 2014 issue of The Himalayan Times.

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