REPUBLIC OF RWANDAOFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN

RWANDA’S EXPERIENCE

1.0 Legal frame work

International legal frame work: RWANDA signed /ratified the UNCAC

and OECD Convention on combating bribery

Regional legal frame work: signed and ratified African charter

against corruption and related offences

Legal frame work cont’d

National instruments: Constitution of the Republic of Rwanda as

amended to date in its article 182; Law n°23/2003 of 07/8/2003 on preventing and

fighting corruption and related offences and related offence;

Law n°25/2003 of 25/2003 establishing the organisation and functioning of the Office of the Ombudsman as modified;

Leadership Code of Conduct

Mission of the Office of Ombudsman

The Office of the Ombudsman Rwanda is hybrid Its missions are mainly the following:Act as a link between the citizen and

public/private institutions;Prevent and fight against injustice, corruption

and other related offences in public and private administration;

Mission of the Office of Ombudsman

Receive and examine complaints against the acts of public officials or organs, and private institutions

Receive the faithful declaration of assets of senior civil servants and employees involved in public property management;

Mission of the Office of Ombudsman (Cont’d)

Implementation of the code of conduct regulating high government officials’ behaviour

2.1. Mechanisms of preventing Injustice, Corruption and related Offences used by the Office

Educating the public and dissemination of information in order to enforce public awareness

Education and sensitization students in villages

Members of the media discussing their role in

the fight against injustice and corruption with

the Officers of Ombudsman Office

Ombudsman office sensitizing the civil society on the evils of corruption and how it can be

prevented and combated.

Signposts with anti corruption message alongside roads

DRAMA

ANTICORRUPTION CLUBS

2.2 Declaration of wealth

H.E Paul Kagame submitting his form of declaration of Assets

The Rt. Hon. Prime Minister Bernard Makuza after declaring his

wealthy to the Ombudsman Office

Audited Institutions

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2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 (Jan-Sept)

Number of audited institutions

Number of corruption cases investigated

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100

200

300

400

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600

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Audited ins titutions

Complaints of Mal administration

Cooperation with other institutions

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