Al-Masry Al-Youm wrote: Wael Ali |
The annual report of the Partners for Transparency Foundation revealed that in 2016 there were 968 incidents of corruption, and the year witnessed frequent political rhetoric emphasizing the fight against corruption, while there were no legislative developments of tangible feasibility with regard to besieging and preventing corruption despite the presence of limited parliamentary activity and initiatives to form committees Finding facts or submitting proposals for laws that have not yet reached the stage of serious discussion in specific committees or plenary sessions.
- Partners for Transparency: Supply is the most corrupt ministry in the 2015-2016 fiscal year
The report, issued on Monday, confirmed that the past year witnessed strong activity by the Administrative Control Authority, as the authority receives political support from the Presidency of the Republic, and clear mandates to prepare reports on national projects before its opening, and the authority has succeeded in uncovering a wide range of corruption and wasting public money issues in a number of Among the state bodies and agencies, the most famous of which was the incident of major bribery in which some employees and officials of the Egyptian State Council were accused, and other cases involving some of the ministers' advisers and senior state officials.
The report emphasized that the Administrative Prosecution carried out remarkable activity in following up and investigating a huge number of cases within the state’s administrative apparatus, and succeeded in returning huge sums of money that some unlawfully seized, in addition to its efforts to develop a proposed law to combat corruption, but it did not see the light yet. The report indicated that, on the other hand, there was no noticeable role for the Central Auditing Organization, and its performance was very slow compared to the administrative oversight bodies and the administrative prosecution, and it seems that the agency was negatively affected by the controversy that arose in the case of its former president, Counselor Hisham Geneina, and the media clamor that accompanied the case.
The report noted that the Ministry of Supply witnessed the largest share of corruption incidents with 200 incidents, followed by the localities with 115 incidents of corruption, then agriculture with 99 incidents of corruption, then the Ministry of Health with 95 incidents, followed by the Ministry of Interior with 62 incidents, followed by the Ministry of Education with 58 incidents. Corruption, followed by the Ministry of Investment with 32 incidents, then the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology with 31 incidents.
Next comes the Ministry of Finance with 28 incidents, the Ministry of Housing with 27 incidents, the Ministry of Justice with 21 incidents, then the Ministry of Endowments with 20 incidents, followed by the Ministry of Transport with 19 incidents, then the Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources with 17 incidents, then the Ministry of Petroleum with 16 incidents Then comes the Ministry of Information and the Ministry of Youth and Sports with 14 incidents of corruption for each of them, then the Ministry of Antiquities with 11 incidents, then comes the Ministry of Electricity, Social Solidarity and Higher Education with 10 incidents for each of them, then comes the Ministry of Culture with 9 incidents, and the rest are distributed The facts are limited to some other sectors.
The report indicated that Cairo governorate witnessed the largest number of corruption incidents with a score of 257 incidents, followed by Giza governorate with 116 incidents of corruption, followed by Qalyubia Governorate with a score of 60 corruption incidents, while Alexandria governorate witnessed 51 corruption incidents, followed by Beheira Governorate 48 incidents. Sohag governorate with a score of 44 incidents, then Gharbia Governorate with a score of 41 incidents of corruption, followed by Dakahlia Governorate with a score of 39, then Minya and Sharkia governorates with a score of 37 corruption incidents for each of them, then Menoufia Governorate comes with a score of 31 corruption incidents, then Qena Governorate with 29 incidents. Corruption followed by Beni Suef governorate with 24 incidents, then Assiut governorate witnessed 23 corruption incidents, while Fayoum governorate recorded 15 corruption incidents, while Port Said and Kafr El Sheikh governorates witnessed 14 incidents for each of them, then Ismailia and Aswan governorate witnessed 13 incidents for each of them. While the Red Sea Governorate recorded 12 incidents of corruption, and the New Valley Governorate contained 11 incidents of corruption, while the Governorate of Suez and Luxor had 10 incidents for each of them, then Damietta Governorate with 8 incidents of corruption, while North Sinai Governorate witnessed 5 incidents, then the Governorate of Marsa m There are 4 incidents of corruption, and South Sinai comes in last place, with two incidents.
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