A team of URA staff from the Compliance division recently participated in a training on Bribery and Corruption Investigations. It was pilot programme organized by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD)Africa Academy for Tax Crime Investigation.
The course held at the Kenya School of Monetary Studies (KSMS) was structured around several modules including effective use of intelligence, corruption case study, asset recovery, prosecution of corruption and bribery cases, money laundering, court trial procedures and professional ethics.
David Cowie, the course leader appreciated and advised the participants, who came from different African countries to apply the knowledge acquired from the training to overcome the challenges posed by corruption and bribery.
On the other hand, James Abola, the Assistant Commissioner of Staff Compliance urged the participants to use the knowledge and skills gained to strengthen the division mandate by fighting the vice among URA staff.
Abola also noted that URA has increased efforts to prevent, detect, and deter corruption. These efforts have increased vigilance among staff to avoid corruption tendencies.
Correspondences compiled by SP Okello Patrick Lumumba and Nabibaasa Cynthia
