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Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Commission has announced that they have confiscated the three vehicles of the former Chief Immigration Officer, Andrew Jaiah KaiKai pending investigation.
Kakai told Parliament on Monday that he received gifts from a friend including a Mercedes G-Wagon.
A statement by the ACC on Thursday reads below:
“The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) wishes to remind all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of Government about the provisions of Section 51(4) of the Anti-Corruption Act, 2008 as amended in 2019, which requires ALL Public Institutions to develop and maintain a Gift Register, which is a record of Gifts valued at Five Thousand (New) Leones and above, that are received by staff of the respective institutions.
“According to the extant provision, “Where a gift or personal benefit exceeds Five Million [Old] Leones in value or where the total value received directly or indirectly from one source in any twelve month period exceeds Five Million [Old] Leones, the public officer shall-(a) make a report of that fact to the relevant public body within such time and in such form as may be prescribed by the Commission.”
“Subsequently, a Public Officer who receives such a gift is required to “file with his annual declaration of assets and liabilities a statement indicating the nature of the gift or benefit, its source and the circumstances under which it was given or accepted.”
“Section 51 (5) of the Act states that “A public officer who fails to comply with the requirements in subsection (4) commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine three times the value of the gift or benefit or Fifty Million [Old] Leones, whichever is greater or to imprisonment for a term not less than one year.”
“The ACC wishes to further state that it will invoke the relevant provisions of the Act for any failure by a public officer who receives a gift that is valued at Five Thousand (New) Leones and above that is not declared to the respective institution and/or the Commission.
Meanwhile, the Commission has instituted an investigation into the allegation of receipt of vehicles as Gifts by the former Chief Immigration Officer, Andrew Jaiah Kaikai, and the said three (3) vehicles are in the custody of the ACC pending investigation.
“The Commission wishes to reassure the general public of its unwavering determination and relentless resolve to effectively control corruption in Sierra Leone.”
The man is trustworthy beacuse if not he should have not present these gifts he should have sold them out
A thief is a thief. Afterwards, officials of former government, had their properties confiscated.
Poor country like salone, how will you, be using 3 expensive cars at the same time? When the people you seem to representing can’t afford square meal.
We all know this is not a gift 🎁, he bought them with the money he gets from selling our passport to any foreigner. According to credible news agency, 52% of Boku Haram and Hardcore criminal owns Sierra Leone passport. How do you think such people get our passport???
Hmmm! This must be a politically motivated witch hunt against Kaikai (just to echo the APCians.) Therefore, his properties should be returned to him.
We definitely know that the truth will set him free nothing will happen to his cars or his job he’s man of credibility
May God continue to protect you at this trial time Mr KaiKai
Let the law take it cause all I know they are going to set him free again nothing will come out of it
This how this guys ruined our economy and country in the name of gift.How on earth you as a public official have three expensive vehicles you didn’t have those preveledges when you where an ordinary man.Let the ACC pursue their case, this is not about witch hunt or any political motivated thing.
Indeed, this needs to be investigated thoroughly. I have been telling people about the huge and endemic corruption in the immigration office especially with regards to our Sierra Leonean Identity -the passport.
I have been calling for the investigation of that particular department or government agency. Without any iota of doubt, there are many foreign nationals who are holders of our national identity. Even some of the religious leaders in the different confessions of faith. Mostly, Nigerians who have difficulties of traveling on their own passport to countries in Europe and America. As you may know, traveling on Sierra Leonean passport to many countries around the world is as easier as eaten banana. So, every other national who finds it difficult to travel on their own passport would like to have one of ours in hie/her possession.
I appeal to the new immigration boss to investigate and revoke all passports which have gone into wrong hands. Otherwise, there may come a time a peaceful and innocent Sierra Leonean will be delayed and harassed while traveling to some countries.
Also, our national security will be put into serious jorpady and risk.
This is a grave concern that no one should take it lightly and drage it under the carpet. Let me rest my case for now.
I look forward to an action!
As we know him as a man of credibility and humanitarian personality in Sierra Leone,he can’t used such money to buy those cars as for me i personally believed that is a gift.
Andrew Jaiah Kaikai is a man of the people and for the people please President Bio think wise of what to do don’t listen to some of these people who are Apcians that want you to harm that as they are seeing him as a treat for them in coming 2028 .
Please Ben Keifala return his cars back he is our next president.
Please Pujehun District party Executive stop the party fracas and jealousy of your brother let’s put heads together and build up this nation.
President Bio instead of Andrew Jaiah Kaikai, if you appoint any other person 2028 SLPP will lost the election.
Andrew Jaiah Kaikai is the right man .
Chief Andrew Jaiah Kaikai the people are praying for you.
Your given Devuyama represent that you are The disables and people’s servant please continue your good work.
You are not tribalistic but for everyone.
President Bio please don’t do the mistakes as how Enerst Koroma 2018 election “wi sabiam” candidate,