Fight Corruption and Create Accountable Government

  Corruption, nepotism and patronage are endemic in the public sector. They have a debilitating effect on  

efficiency and the delivery of services. These problems are traceable to acute deficiencies in leadership and  

management, and weak systems of accountability and oversight.  

To support a stronger, more effective, efficient and accountable public service, we will: 

• Reform the Public Sector into an efficient and effective machinery for the delivery of public services 

• Remove all accountability and oversight institutions from the control of the Executive.  

• Undertake a comprehensive review of the Judiciary  

• Transform the office of Ombudsman into a Public Protector 

• Institutionalize a transparent and merit-based system of appointing senior executives in the civil service  

and parastatals and a robust performance management systems. 

Protection of human rights 

A UDC government will set up appropriate mechanisms for the promotion and protection of human rights.  

We will: 

• Appoint a Constitutional Review Commission  

• Ratify and domesticate all ILO conventions, and build effective mechanisms for social dialogue 

• Review legislation to eliminate all forms of discrimination