Public Servants Sworn To Secrecy

Monday, February 27, 2017

The Maxim, See No evil, Hear No Evil, Speak no Evil, appears to be firmly gaining ground in the public service after the appearance of a secrecy form that public servants are lately obliged to sign, literally swearing them to secrecy, not to divulge any Government secret to third parties.

According to those who have seen the “Secrecy Form’, it is akin to a penal code document as it can be produced in court to hold the violator who signed it against his deeds.

Last year, a records officer at the Office the President, Abueng Sebola was arrested and later suspended from work after he was caught sharing a confidential document with freelance reporter Sony Serite.

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