The Integrity Commission is unable publish and gazette the names of public officers who are delinquent in filing their declarations with the body for this year as it does not have the funds to do so, according to Chairman Kumar Doraisami.
Doraisami, who says he has been told by government that the Commission can get no additional funds for the year, has for months been decrying what he sees as inadequate funding for the effective execution of the Commission’s mandate, which is to ensure the integrity of persons holding public office.
As a result, Doraisami told Sunday Stabroek that in the circumstances, the Commission is examining whether, and if so how, it can enforce compliance with the Integrity Commission Act, which states that public officials are required to file a declaration of all assets in their names, as well as the assets in the names of their spouses and children.
