Good governance can reduce perception of actual corruption in public projects

Bridge construction at Kilombero in Morogoro is in progress. PHOTO |FILE

What you need to know:

  • It is common that a high ranking official or politicians will inspect a project, express dissatisfaction with what is going on and order that the implementers be apprehended, by the police or by the Prevention of Corruption Bureau (PCCB).
  • It is rare that complaints will come from the local populations themselves even where they are the direct beneficiaries of the project.