Analyst critiques South Sudan's persistent low ranking on annual Corruption Perception Index

A strategy and policy analyst says strengthening public audit systems is key to fighting corruption.
Malish John, Chief Executive Officer with the institute of social policy and research in Juba, made the comment on the heels of the latest Corruption Perceptions Index which ranks South Sudan second from bottom.

The index draws on 13 surveys and expert assessments to measure public sector corruption in 180 countries and territories, giving each a score from zero – representing a highly corrupt perception - to 100, for a very clean scorecard.

Malish has described the report as “bad ranking for South Sudan” but says the peace agreement has provided opportunities to tackle corruption.       

In this interview with Philip Wani, Malish explained the importance of empowering civil society and the media to engage the government for transparency.