By: Chol D. Johnson
Some members of the public have called on the government to exercise transparency in the utilization of the country’s resources.
The citizens expressed their views during the Miraya Breakfast show on Monday.
As quoted by this outlet, most of the citizens called for proper use of the taxes to improve service delivery in the country.
Meanwhile, some members of the public claimed that some officials use public resources for their own benefits.
Ageu Ajok, one of the citizens who raised concern, emphasized that taxes collected must be used for the benefit of the public.
“What is bad in this country is the lack of accountability; they don’t hold people accountable for their mistakes,” he said.
Ajok added that people are appointed to the positions from which they later corrupt public resources.
He expressed the need for transparency, citing he will uphold principles if appointed.
“If I am to do a business, I will not take even a single coin because that money which I am supposed to pay is not supposed to be used by individuals,” he said.
Meanwhile, Stephen Yak said this is a practice that has been going on in the country.
“There is a difference between individual material and public material,” he expressed.
Yak appealed to the officials to prioritize the country over their individual means to deal away with corruption and misuse of taxes.
“People are crying over medicine; there is no medicine in the hospital, people are dying of starvation, and children are dying of malnutrition. And there is no one who will come to provide services for them in this country,” he said.
“We are the very people to provide services for ourselves, and if we want to go forward, let us stop corruption and begin a new phase, then this country will go forward,” he added.
Isaac Mel claimed that despite several complaints, some politicians or government officials continue to pocket public money.
“This tax collection that has been made every time can still go into the individual pocket,” he said.