A NUMBER of stakeholders have proposed that for the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to remain independent, the Director General should be appointed by the board. The Ministry of Justice, in collaboration with the ACC, recently held a two-day National Consultative Meeting to discuss the revision of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act No. 3 of 2012. Different stakeholders including government ministries, media houses, civil society organisations, law enforcement agencies and international partners, among others, attended the meeting. Among the submissions made, stakeholders proposed that the ACC board should appoint the Director General through an independent and competitive process. They also proposed that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) should be given 30 days to provide consent on whether the ACC can proceed with...