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The Politics of Rice Procurement

Major reforms are urgently needed for all bulk procurement and distribution of rice and other food items within GoSL’s system.  This novel report by IGR reveals that at least 80 precent of the NLe211,301,884 (equivalent to USD17.8m) allocated for the procurement of rice for prisoners from 2016 to 2023 was a wasteful expenditure. On paper, […]

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Overcoming Underperformance – Sierra Leone Judiciary and Parliament

The paper explores the possibility of improving political stability and increasing productivity through incentivizing public officials, especially parliament and the judiciary. We draw on examples from multiple countries that have successfully utilized ‘dis/incentives for public sector results’ and held discussions with parliament and the judiciary to distil concrete solutions to overcome institutional underperformance. We also […]

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Di Hade Pa Di Case

Di Hade Pa Di Case” (a krio phrase meaning — the heart of the matter) – the Politics and Revenue Failures in Sierra Leone. In this edition, we present two case studies from the 3,400 state-awarded contracts (between 2016 and 2023) we are studying. The aim is to quantify and understand the drivers of revenue failures and the strategies […]