Senate reintroduces whistleblower and witness protection bill

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The bill which seeks to protect whistleblowers and witnesses was one of the 11 bills read for the first time during plenary on Tuesday.

The eighth Senate had passed a similar bill in 2017. The bill made provision for financial rewards to encourage citizens who expose corruption.

The bill sought to encourage and facilitate disclosures of improper conduct by public officers and public bodies and those who make such disclosures are protected under the law.

 

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