Gov't muzzle frustrates 'toothless' Ombudsman

Acting Ombudsman, Dudu Leinaeng
Acting Ombudsman, Dudu Leinaeng

Office of the Ombudsman has often received flack for being toothless, but it has since been revealed that their attempts to resolve cases are frustrated by uncooperative government departments as well as a shortage of investigators.

The 59th meeting of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) members was recently shocked when the acting Ombudsman, Dudu Leinaeng revealed that they only have 20 investigators to execute their mandate.

To add to this, she said some ministries and departments often ignore their communication while others choose to delay their communications. The committee is examining the government books for the period 2019-2020.

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