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 employed by private business elites that weaken integrity systems in the public sector. Our analysis of a toll road contact awarded to the China Railway Seventh Group as well as a deal for printing of Sierra Leone’s passport between GoSL and another business entity reveals a lot about how government officials break their own rules in awarding contracts that primarily favour business elites and not the citizens they are meant to serve. The report concludes with recommendations on the steps GoSL can take to make state contracts more rewarding and accountable to Sierra Leone.
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