Sweep team to get additional K3mil

By MALUM NALU
AN extra K3 million will be given to the anti-corruption Task Force Sweep team to help in its operations, National Planning Minister Sam Basil says.
He told reporters that the team had achieved a lot since August
and must continue its work.
He was flanked by Health Minister Jamie Maxtone-Graham, his department secretary Dr Peter Kora and senior officers.
Basil said K6 million had been allocated for the team and it needed another K3 million to continue its work next year.
“We (government) have suggested that we increase their funding by another K3 million, and in doing so, accelerate their efforts to
bring in the culprits,” he said.
“This is because they are having problems in investigating properties that have been purchased overseas.
“There are so many more millions to be retrieved by the state.”
Basil said since the team was set up, it had recovered about K50 million for the government and that figure was expected to increase to K100 million next year, at a cost of only K6 million.
He compared this to the commissions of inquiry, which he said cost so much more, with no tangible benefits to the government.