A new report by the Institute for Governance Reform (IGR) shows that, on average, USD21m is raised from the Wellington-Masiaka toll road each year, amounting to an estimated USD172m that should have been collected over the last nine years. However, only USD one million has been paid to the GoSL’s Revenue over the same time period. The total amount paid to the contractor is undisclosed, and the Sierra Leone Roads Authority (SLRA) has acknowledged that it has not conducted any vehicle counts since the toll road was constructed. See an overview of the report on the Toll Road and Sierra Leone e-passport contract. It is baffling why public officials under successive governments are so willing to break their own rules in awarding contracts that primarily favour business elites living in the country in poverty.