There’re no laws in PNG

WE read that medicines at Government hospitals are being stolen and sold on the streets by the very people who are supposed to perform their duties with dignity and pride.
On the other hand, we watch people die everyday of preventable diseases. The Government has not paid any attention to it.
Tribal fight is an on-going affair, yet the Government is turning its back to it.
Women and girls are being raped everyday and rapists are set free.
Public properties are destroyed by warlords, yet there is no law to have them prosecuted.
We read about the disappearance of K765 million without a trace. Nobody has said anything about it.
The report on inquiry into the Finance Department of allegations of widespread corruption and misuse of public funds was never tabled in Parliament and made public.
The list goes on.
If a law cannot be broken, that’s not a law. Therefore, we need to make laws which will be broken and the law breakers will be punished.
At the moment, there are no laws in Papua New Guinea. That’s why our corrupt leaders and bureaucrats escape punishment. That’s why there are warlords and tribal leaders in the country to hold the country at ransom.
Where is PNG heading after 32 years of independence?

Lucas Kiap
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